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King George project among 22 statewide in line for federal funding Date published: 7/19/2009
By CATHY DYSON A King George County project that would help families who lost their homes to foreclosures is on a list to get federal funding. The Angel Court Housing project is one of 22 programs marked for Virginia Community Development Block Grant funds. Angel Court's grant is for $680,000, part of the $5.46 million needed to develop 24 apartments for low-income families, said Fronce Wardlaw. She directs Project FAITH, a nonprofit agency that plans to build the development. The grant money is part of an assortment of state and federal funds Project FAITH requested. The block grant will be awarded if other funds come through, Wardlaw said. Angel Court would be the first affordable-housing project in Virginia with alternative energy systems, Wardlaw said. Features would include solar panels, hot-on-demand water fau-cets and rain barrels. It would also have a system for recycling gray water: Water from washing machines and showers would be filtered, then used to flush toilets. "We would like to do the project," Wardlaw said. "It really is cutting-edge." Angel Court is the latest development by Project FAITH. The agency is finishing the second phase of Angelwood, an apartment development for low-income elderly and disabled residents. The complex is on State Route 3, about half a mile past the county complex. Angelwood includes 56 units. The new Angel Court is on the western end of the property and would add another 24 units and serve about 114 people. It was designed in response to the downturn in the economy, Wardlaw said. The grant money for Angel Court is part of $14 million in federal funding for 22 community development projects in Virginia. Angel Court is the only one in the Fredericksburg area. Cathy Dyson: 540/374-5425
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