Jul 7 Local News Housing Authority Director Addresses Sheppard Square Demolition The executive director of the Louisville Metro Housing Authority says the concentration of poverty in the Sheppard Square housing complex attracts predators and razing the debilitated structure is a necessary step to revitalize the historic Smoketown neighborhood. Earlier this year, the city received a $22 million HOPE VI grant to tear down the 70-year-old complex […] By WFPL News Jul 7 Local News Housing Authority Director Addresses Sheppard Square Demolition WFPL News
May 20 Local News Fischer: Sheppard Square to be Demolished In a surprise announcement Friday, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced the city has received a $22 million federal grant to raze the historic Sheppard Square housing complex in the Smoketown neighborhood. The plan is to build a mixed-income neighborhood to replace the 67-year-old complex, which could take years but would invest $167 million in the […] By WFPL News May 20 Local News Fischer: Sheppard Square to be Demolished WFPL News