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Southside Newspaper article about the redevelopment of an abandoned school as a 90 unit elderly housing through the leadership of neighborhood resident Mary. R Camilleri.

CBT( Connecticut bank) is offering s low-interest loan to people in Frog Hollow to buy a house or fix one up, low-interest forms. For the neighborhood occupying capital avenue, washington street, lincoln/allen/hamilton streets and park terrace.…

Developers of a former school plan to renovate the school for low-income housing options applied for section 8 elderly subsidies for 78 new units
Rent would range from $400-$500 (25% of income)

"Neighborhood concerns about heating
Barry Square Community Center plans to have a group of boy scouts distribute and install insulation kits
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HART Meeting on January 26th
The meeting is about tax differentials
Title “Can you ford to stay home January 26?”
Talking about how the tax increase will lead to a rent increase

Commitee of 24, a Puerto-Rican activist group planned a mass rally on October 15, 1979 to City Council to protest the housing crisis that affected the city's poor income residents, many of whom are Puerto-Rican. The goals of this meeting were to…

Republic Councilman John Cunnane proposes an ordinance that would designate an area as being residential property only.

The Connecticut Housing Investment Fund emphasizes that reinvestment in urban neighborhoods can occur without displacing long-term residents. Planners are actively devising strategies for development that aim to preserve both ethnic and economic…

Vecinos Unidos representatives have met several times with officials at the Connecticut Bank & Trust Co., holders of the mortgage for 26 Cedar St., pictured above. The first floor occupants, the Santana family, must contend with broken porch…

Fair Housing has been a subsequent housing struggle that unfortunately continues today. Due to discriminatory practices in housing, the Fair Housing Act was passed as law in 1968. However, that did not end the regime of discriminatory behavior that…