The Mobile Housing Authority has been working to relocate the remaining residents at R.V. Taylor and adjacent Thomas James Place before selling nearly 300 acres to the Mobile Airport Authority. The Housing Authority would retain 37 acres and renovate 193 homes.
Most homes in R.V. Taylor Plaza, Thomas James Place slated to be torn down in sale to Mobile Airport AuthorityBack then, Williams told FOX10 news, it was a crowded neighborhood.Most of the houses on her street are boarded up and abandoned.Still, she said she has enjoyed her time in the public housing development and his reluctant to move. But soon, she must. The Mobile Housing Authority has been working toat R.V.
Michael Piece, the executive director of the Housing Authority, acknowledged that a lack of affordable housing is a challenge – in Mobile and throughout the country. He said about 135 families remain, roughly evenly split, out of a high-water mark of 2,600 to 2,700. Pierce told Mobile City Council members at a committee meeting Tuesday that HUD has not wanted to spend money on upkeep since the homes in both developments are slated to be demolished.
Carroll also suggested that some residents are confused about what will happen to them in the future.“There are some individuals that don’t want to accept what is happening,” he said. Williams, the R.V. Taylor resident, said it is hard to find affordable options. She said she has looked at places in Theodore and Tillman’s Corner.
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