Waynesboro renters living with mold, leaks afraid to report conditions, fear retaliation
The Waynesboro Chapter of Virginia Organizing presented a petition to Waynesboro City Council asking the city to create a rental inspection program.
The Waynesboro Chapter of Virginia Organizing presented a petition to Waynesboro City Council asking the city to create a rental inspection program.
A former Waynesboro resident said her family tried to address the homeless crisis but she said ultimately she was forced to shut down – and still lives in fear of repercussions.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, officials and community leaders outlined why Springfield is the ideal location for a new FBI headquarters.
Mike Hamp, the city manager of Waynesboro, seemed to give away the secret when he admitted at Monday night’s City Council meeting that he hasn’t done “extensive or exhaustive” research on homelessness.
In Charlottesville and cities and counties around the nation, the goal is generally to move homeless men and women into permanent affordable housing – with subsidized rent. The problem is that most localities do not have adequate affordable housing.
The unsheltered people living in Tent City in Waynesboro are busy packing up their belongings as they prepare for their eviction from the property they have called home for months or for some, years.
Legislation reintroduced in the U.S. Senate last week would protect students by applying strong consumer protections on Income Share Agreements (ISAs).
Jon Decker’s recent piece, “AARP Virginia is advocating against the interests of seniors,” reads like all the other opinions that big drug companies and their front groups recycle.
Tent City isn’t the only place in Waynesboro where individuals who are homeless set up to live off the grid – without the rules of some of the shelters in the area.
While neighbors in Waynesboro struggle with a solution to help those who are homeless, Harrisonburg is forging ahead with plans to provide a day shelter.
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