Council Calls for Second Look at Scaled Back Special Needs Housing
A proposal by United Way to create four special needs housing off of Kinderkamack Road could be reworked to allow for additional housing
With a growing population of young adults with developmental disabilities, a first draft plan by United Way to construct four special needs housings on Kinderkamack Road is heading back to the drafting table. The proposal, presented by the non-profit organization's President Tom Toronto, received tentative approval by the Mayor and Council on Tuesday night to go forward with additional revisions for a potentially larger scale project. "I'm envisioning the site having duplexes, almost three stories tall that backs up to Meyerhoff Avenue," Councilman Garrie Murphy said. "I've love to see a two-story building with a first floor entrance on Kinderkamack and the second floor entrance from Meyerhoff." United Way is seeking to purchase the under …
Todd vandeweghe
8:48 am on Monday, February 18, 2013
Leave the parking lot alone and develop Grove St. Why spend the money to buid a parking lot a couple of blocks away from an under utilized. more ›