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A quality home is the foundation of society & community

RHA buys land off Rockford’s East State Street for housing

Friday, May 15, 2015

The Rockford Housing Authority just bought land on the city’s east side. The sale solidifies that the housing agency is ready to move forward with it’s latest proposal for Fairgrounds Valley, despite it’s mixed reception at city hall.
Rockford Housing Authority isn’t playing around it wants to tear down Fairgrounds Valley. RHA wants to demolish the more than 200 units on the city’s west side. It wants to rebuild some of the units on the same site and put about 70 mixed family housing units just off East State Street on New Towne Drive. A similar proposal already went before city council and a majority of the alderman opposed it.

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