In June 2020, the Housing Authority of Savannah announced its decision to demolish Yamacraw Village, a decrepit public housing development in downtown Savannah’s oldest Black neighborhood.
Four years later, Yamacraw, by most estimates, is in more disrepair, less safe and has fewer residents. The estimated 130 tenants who remain still are unsure of what their futures hold.
That’s because the housing authority is waiting for the City of Savannah to complete its portion of a vital federal form necessary to move the demolition plans forward. And the city has displayed little urgency in finishing the document.
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