Chattanooga Housing Authority officials have agreed to build 18 townhomes on Fairmount Avenue instead of the 36-unit apartment complex the authority previously wanted there.
Housing authority officials at their board meeting on Wednesday also thanked Mayor Ron Littlefield for his “positive cooperation” concerning the project.
In the past month, the housing authority has met with residents, the mayor, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the neighborhood association Friends of Fairmount to reach a compromise on the complex, CHA Vice President of Development Naveed Minhas said.
Mr. Minhas said he appreciates the “good synergy” among the residents, the authority and mayor’s office representatives and he would like to keep that going as the housing authority moves forward on the project.
For the last few months Mr. Littlefield has berated the housing authority, calling its actions over the Fairmount complex “unprofessional” and describing it as “an embarrassment to our city.”