Rain or Shine, Residents Turn Out for Community Meeting #2

Even a booming thunderstorm on the evening of April 2nd couldn’t keep a large crowd of local residents from joining the HACA planning team in a…

Great Attendance at Community Meeting One!

More than 70 people came out to the Boys & Girls Club on February 26th, to participate in the first Rosewood Choice Neighborhoods community meeting. Attendees…

Rosewood Choice Neighborhoods Planning Process Gets Underway!

Development of the Rosewood Choice Neighborhoods Plan recently began with a series of introductory meetings. On January 22nd, two meetings were held for residents of Rosewood…

Rosewood Choice Neighborhoods Plan Kicks Off!

The Rosewood Choice Neighborhoods Transformation Plan officially kicked-off with a celebration at Rosewood Courts on December 5th. Local Girl Scouts and the Kealing Elementary School Choir…

The Housing Authority of the City of Austin’s Commitments to Rosewood Courts’ Residents

• HACA will fully replace all Public Housing Units at the Rosewood Court site. 124 units of public housing currently exist at Rosewood Courts, and HACA will ensure that 124 units remain at the site following any preservation, rehabilitation or redevelopment.

• HACA will Preserve Rosewood Courts’ Unique History. Rosewood Courts is of unique historical significance in East Austin. HACA commits to preserving this history, interpreting the Rosewood Courts site, and developing a plan to make the site’s history more accessible to the community.

• HACA will Guarantee the Right to Return and work to Minimize Displacement If Construction Occurs. A comprehensive relocation plan will address relocations services, Section 8 Tenant Protection Vouchers, public housing transfer priority, relocation assistance, phased redevelopment and tenant’s right to return.