Commentary: Designate land at 995 Morrison for affordable housing before it’s too late
December 2, 2021
Gentrification has driven African Americans out of their neighborhoods, and there is an urgent, if not dire, need for affordable and workforce housing, yet a recent editorial on 995 Morrison Drive urged Charleston County Council to move slowly on designating the property for exactly that purpose.
Charleston Housing Authority offers county $1M for an acre of land on peninsula
December 1, 2021
The city of Charleston’s housing authority is offering $1 million for an acre of county-owned land on the upper peninsula where it hopes to build affordable housing for people with low to moderate incomes.
Rules relaxed as more than a quarter-billion dollars in SC rent relief sits unclaimed
August 18, 2021
In South Carolina and across the nation, efforts to put billions of dollars in rent relief into the hands of landlords to keep tenants from being evicted have been moving at a snail’s pace.
HOUSING AUTHORITY CEO DON CAMERON TO RETIRE
August 4, 2021
CHARLESTON, S.C. (August 4, 2021) – The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston is announcing the retirement of President & Chief Executive Officer Donald Cameron. Cameron joined the Authority in 1975 and was promoted to CEO in 1980. Cameron will retire in December 2021 and serve in an advisory capacity through 2022.
July 29, 2021
Statement from Donald J. Cameron, president & CEO, city of Charleston housing authority on shooting that occurred at Hanover Street, July 28, 2021.
Charleston Housing Authority raises minimum wage to $15
July 19, 2021
Public housing officials in Charleston are raising entry level pay for agency employees to $15 per hour — a move they say is aimed at attracting and retaining employees.
Hicks: Charleston Housing Authority plan may help solve affordable housing
July 7, 2021
If you want to see the future of affordable housing in Charleston, mosey up to Huger Street.
Editorial: Charleston County should pursue multiple ideas to advance housing affordability
June 30, 2021
Two of Charleston County Council’s newest members did not get their wish recently to spend $10 million of the county’s $271 million budget toward a new affordable housing initiative
Community center and police substation opens in Charleston’s Gadsden Green
June 24, 2021
Children looked on with curiosity as Charleston police, community leaders and residents met June 23 to celebrate a new community center in Gadsden Green.
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