Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Changes to Project Fail to Soothe Homeowners

GreenvilleOnline.com
Rudolph Bell // January 14, 2010

Greenville planners initially recommended against an Atlanta developer's controversial proposal to build affordable housing along Augusta Street near the intersection with Mauldin Road.

And now its proposal goes a lot further toward satisfying Greenville's new guidelines for multifamily housing, said Jean Pool, manager of planning and development for the city. “We've been looking at it, and at this point from what we can tell it does a much better job of meeting the guidelines than the last one,” Pool said.

Neighbors, however, fear the government-subsidized development would bring traffic and crime and say its footprint and setback still run afoul of the guidelines.

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