About Face: City to Pay for AIDS Housing

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About Face: City to Pay for AIDS Housing

Houston Chronicle (12/19/95) P. 22A
Robinson, James

The city of Houston is expected to reverse itself and provide about $700,000 for AIDS housing. The move would basically undo a decision made by the City Council last November, in which it deferred to local opposition and essentially ended the project being undertaken by Brentwood Baptist Church. By providing the money, the council would also settle a lawsuit filed by the church, which has filed complaints under the federal Fair Housing Act. City Attorney Gene Locke said that some of the neighborhood's fears--which included increased traffic, drug use, and the possible HIV infection of children playing nearby--have been addressed by changing the housing's location. Still, Rick Holden, president of the Hiram Clarke civic club, maintains that neighbors still have not received assurances regarding the three-home, 18-person housing, including whether or not drug users would be barred from the project.

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