A zoning appeal for the redevelopment of Hays Manor in McKees Rocks faces community opposition due to concerns over public housing saturation. Developer Pennrose aims to create 50 affordable units, but residents doubt promises of improvement.
In his Gains & Gleanings column, Rev. James Hogan shares his opinion on plans by the Allegheny County Housing Authority to rebuild the Hays Manor housing complex. He stresses the need for elected officials in McKees Rocks to stand up and say, “No."
Since just after WWII, McKees Rocks has been a dumping ground for ACHA’s housing projects, accumulating more government-imposed poverty than any town in the state of Pennsylvania. Not coincidentally, over time, the town went downhill.
Pittsburgh’s largest non-profit developer, Action Housing Inc., has proposed the creation of an affordable housing complex on the empty lot located behind Suds & Subs in McKees Rocks. The parcel,…
While a handful of protestors spoke out against the addition of more housing authority units in the McKees Rocks borough July 21, members of the Allegheny County Housing Authority Board…
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to articles in the May 25 edition addressing the Allegheny County Housing Authority and plans to overhaul the Hays Manor housing complex in…
When I was approached about Allegheny County Housing Authority proposing a broad new, nice, mixed-income, mixed-retail/residential plan to rejuvenate the dilapidated area around what should be a thriving retail area…