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LaFayette clearing way for new public housing complex

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By Timothy Bradfield 2 min read

photo Ruth Bass, executive director of the LaFayette, Ga.,Housing Authority, points out cracks in a public housing building scheduled for demolition this year. Photo by correspondent Timothy Bradfield

LaFAYETTE, Ga.-A major public housing construction project is on the horizon here.

Before the year ends, LaFayette Housing Authority officials say, they will begin demolishing four two-story buildings that house 30 units at Patterson Heights.

The buildings will be replaced by 15 duplexes — spread among three different housing authority properties — containing 30 units.

The entire project, housing officials say, will cost roughly $5.1 million.

“We haven’t let anything go to save up the money,” housing authority Executive Director Ruth Bass said. “We’ve just been very prudent with how we’ve managed our money.”