Downtown South development

from today’s N&O in reference to the two tracks of land west of S.Saunders St outlined on maps.

"Kane and Malik said that they hope to use two separate parcels — on the other side of South Saunders Street — to alleviate concerns that the change will be bad for the area

On one of the parcels, the group said it hopes to build community soccer fields and on the other it hopes to work with the city to build affordable housing.

“That is a big topic, both for our county and our city, and something that we need to work with them on how to best approach,” Kane said, without getting into specifics.

Later, in an interview, he said that he hoped they could build workforce housing without tapping into the city’s affordable housing fund.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article231718588.html#storylink=cpy

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