Charleston County Council Members tour Archer School Apartments
89 Units of Affordable Senior Housing Will be Available as Early as Next Year.
In January, the council voted to use $2 million of American Rescue Plan Funding to make sure the project stayed afloat. Officials say new laws that cut funding for affordable housing put the project in danger, but the vote made sure it stayed on track and council members called it a necessary investment.
County Council members said seeing the construction take place and knowing units will be available in the coming months is a critical part of the “Housing our Future” plan; particularly to secure space for low-income seniors.
“Many people who live in this community attended Archer School it was built in 1936, so we’re excited that some of them will get to live in the school in beautiful senior housing where they attended school.”