'Nothing has been approved' with proposed mixed-use development in Cumming that could displace low-income seniors, mayor says

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'Nothing has been approved' with proposed mixed-use development in Cumming that could displace low-income seniors, mayor says

The Orchard Apartments is a low-income senior community with small complexes off Meadow Drive and Orchard Circle in Cumming. The one- and two-bedroom single-story apartments have been one of the only reliable sources of affordable housing for low-income seniors in the city since their construction in 1981 and 1985. - photo by Brian Paglia

Orchard Apartments 4 041419 web — The Orchard Apartments is a low-income senior community with small complexes off Meadow Drive and Orchard Circle in Cumming. The one- and two-bedroom single-story apartments have been one of the only reliable sources of affordable housing for low-income seniors in the city since their construction in 1981 and 1985. - photo by Brian Paglia

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FCN staff

Published: Apr 19, 2019, 9:00 AM

After residents living at the Orchard Apartments in downtown Cumming were notified that they could be displaced due to plans to redevelop the area into a large mixed-use development, the city’s mayor said nothing is set in stone.

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