Mayor Nancy Vaughan said that, despite the legal issues Step Up On Second was having in California, Greensboro was going ahead with its plans for permanent supportive housing.
The plan is for Partnership Homes, which purchased the Regency Inn with a loan of $3 million from Greensboro, to turn the property over to Step Up On Second, which will then turn the old motel into a permanent supportive housing facility for the homeless and operate the facility.
Vaughan said that the legal problems in California involved Shangri-La Industries, which was not involved in the Regency Inn project. Vaughan said that Shangri-La was involved in the proposed conversion of the Oaks Motel into permanent supportive housing, but that project is no longer being considered by the city.
Vaughan said, “We’re not using Shangri-La for the Regency Inn. We’re using Slate Property Group.”
The city first approved the $3 million in funding to purchase the Regency Inn in November 2021. Partnership Homes bought the Regency Inn but did not acquire the estimated $10 million needed to renovate it. In May 2023, the City Council approved the second effort to turn the Regency Inn into a permanent supportive housing facility with Step Up On Second. Now in January 2024, Partnership Homes still owns the Regency Inn and, despite the recent frigid temperatures, the Regency Inn is vacant.
Vaughan said that she had hoped the property would have been transferred to Step Up by the end of last year, but now she is hoping for the end of January.
Since Partnership Homes owns the property and Step Up is acquiring it, Greensboro, despite the fact that the city provided the $3 million to purchase it, is not the owner and can’t sell or transfer the property.
Vaughan said, “The Pallet shelters have been very successful last year and this year, but they aren’t a solution. Permanent supportive housing is a solution.”
Vaughan said that the difference is that permanent supportive housing provides not only a place to stay but support such as mental health care and drug treatment.
What was that definition of insanity?
I am exceedingly happy that I left Guilford Co. over a year ago. My tax dollars are no longer wasted, nor do my property tax rates continue to spiral out of control year after year!
I am baffled by the fact that seemingly intelligent people continue to sacrifice their hard earned pay checks to such irresponsible people.
I wish the residents success with their new 4 million dollar yard waste trash cans.
Regards,
Brad Faircloth
Word salad. Your wasted tax dollars at work.
John, you chronically overlook the mantra that, “It’s not the facts, it’s the Narrative!” that matters when it comes to Progressive initiatives like this one.
Chris , do you live on a tight budget ( which has gotten much tighter with Bidenflation), and do you pay Gso’s atrocious property taxes? Obviously you have no clue !
They who must be obeyed have spoken.
So let it be written, so let it be done.
Queen nancy is a moron
Another money pit project where my tax dollars are wasted!!!
Another $3 million down the drain and no help for the homeless! Kennedy needs to go as do the entire council and Mayor Nancy.
The homeless shelter business seems to be a huge scam, may that millions spent or millions of taxpayers money gone up in smoke. Just snowy to fleece the people who pay all the Taxes
This should be interesting……
The Mayor’s face looks like plastic. And the citizens of Greensboro cannot vote for better government in a long time from now. What can We, the citizens, do to help ourselves and our city? The citizens are helpless.
It’s a great cause and our tax money should be used to help our community including homelessness. But we need competent leaders to carry out this project. Proper planning is key when using taxpayers money. Two years and the 3 million has no ROI.
Sigh.
I am headed to pull my permit to get my new home started in another close county that the tax rate is half of the city county combined here in greenbuffalo. Libs…just enjoy.looking like san Francisco’s dump in 5…my son’s wanted me to keep the greenstaxing home…nope.
Just SE of W-S, you can be in a conservative county – Davidson. Equal access to W-S, HP, Kville, & GSO. Beam me in.