The family apartments at Marianna Terrace got a renovation. 74 low income units got new front porches and new features inside, like drywall and appliances.

Tom Knox By Tom Knox – Reporter, Columbus Business First Apr 1, 2016 ...

And an estimated 54,000 low and moderate income households in Franklin County pay more than half of their income for housing, according to the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio.

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