Richmond’s Gilpin Court residents share concerns, questions over property transfer from nonprofit to private corporation

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Residents of Richmond’s Gilpin Court neighborhood expressed their concerns and posed questions during a meeting with Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) Thursday evening.

The meeting, “Good 4 Gilpin,” took place in the Greater Mount Moriah Baptist Church in the evening on Thursday, Aug. 29, between residents of Richmond’s Gilpin Court and RRHA officials to continue the discussion regarding plans for an ownership change.

RRHA previously announced plans to transfer ownership of Gilpin Court, a public housing development, from being owned by the RRHA nonprofit to Richmond Development Corporation (RDC), its private corporation, causing scrutiny from some residents and Richmond City Council members…

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