
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | WSOCTV, Eli Brand
CHARLOTTE — A new year in Charlotte marks a new fight to get more affordable housing in the fast-growing city but a city councilwoman said the concern to find people homes is ongoing and could have repercussions.
On Wednesday, 200 more units opened in southwest Charlotte at the Residences at Cedar Creek.
“I’m just so thankful for the community that I’m in today,” said resident Gwendolyn Twiggs. “Good people. Clean. Just enjoying it.”
Twiggs said she experienced homelessness for months after her mother died in 2023.
The opportunity is something she is grateful for.
“Never been through that before,” she said. “Just to have the opportunity today, in my life, to have my own place. It means a lot to me.”
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