[This is a cross-post from The Cherokee Scout Newspaper]
Murphy – For the past 19 months, a handful of local officials have been working behind the scenes to establish affordable workforce housing within city limits.
Publicly, officials have talked about the choices developers face when deciding whether to build in Cherokee County, often leaving the impression that additional workforce housing would not come to fruition for another 5-10 years. However, they have quietly held onto hope that a tax credit program could jumpstart a housing renaissance.