CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- People who build low income housing want to move into Charlotte's Elizabeth neighborhood.
The proposed development would be right behind a school and next to a park, so neighbors want to make sure the apartments will be a good fit.
Elizabeth is considered one of the Queen City's hidden jewels, and neighbors want to keep it that way.
“It’s pretty much the closest I think you can be to a small town in Charlotte,” said Beth Haenni, the Vice President of the Elizabeth Community Association. “We have an eclectic neighborhood, smart, and lots of people who are thinking hard about this project and want to know a lot more details about it before we'll blindly support it.”
The new project is low income housing that would be built right near Elizabeth Traditional Elementary School. There’s already a similar complex on North Davidson Street.
“Residents come here, they lease an apartment, they are able to stay as long as they want and we wrap supportive services around them to help them be successful,” said Pam Jefsen with McCreesh Place.
It’s called permanent supportive housing. People at risk for homelessness pay 30 percent of their income to live here and get a one bedroom apartment.
We are very selective about who can come here and live in a community like this one,” Jefsen added.
Jefsen says crime is a non-issue.
NewsChannel 36 checked and found very few calls for service to the facility.
