Naveed MinhasSeventy-five Emma Wheeler Homes residents have been relocated as a result of the Chattanooga Housing Authority’s renovation project on the site.
The relocated residents may not return, housing officials said.
However, if all goes according to plan, the remaining 265 families will not have to move to a different site because of the renovation, expected to cost about $10 million, said Naveed Minhas, CHA’s vice president of development. Instead, they will be relocated to the 75 vacant units while renovation is going on in their units, he said.
The relocation process was among several issues discussed at the housing authority’s monthly board meeting Tuesday.
The renovation started in the spring of 2011 and is expected to be complete within three years. When complete, the vacant units will be filled from CHA’s public housing waiting list, officials said.