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Demise of Johnson County Housing Coalition Affects Low Income Families
In Olathe the Poplar Place complex faces closure as federal funding dries up, forcing displacement of tenants like Victoria Bruce. The Johnson County Housing Coalition will sell its 39 units, likely raise rents, and leave many residents to seek new homes while advocates push for wider affordable housing reform in the county.
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Olathe
Victoria Bruce
Poplar Street
Bruce
Johnson County Housing Coalition
Poplar Place
Kansas City Star
Coalition
Allan Quigley
Johnson County
Quigley
Housing Coalition
Donofrio
Housing Authority
United Community Services of
Human Services Information and Planning
Overland Park
Merriam and
Mission
Kathleen
Katie
Donna Johnson
Quigleys
McDonald’s
Johnson
Allan
Sheridan Village
Wyandotte County
Gardner
Ridgeview
Kathy Rankin
Olathe Housing Authority
Fieldstone
Lenexa
Kansas City
Kansas City Council
State of
Kansas
Lawrence
Diane Stoddard
Stoddard
United Community Services
Julie Brewer
Michigan
Ohio