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Twice recently, Crouch and her children have found out their landlord plans to sell the home they had been renting. Rent has been costly, homes are scarce, and each successive search for a new residence has been more difficult. "I'm just having a really hard time," said Crouch, who works at New Mexico State University- Carlsbad. "There are lots of other people like me, I am sure." Rent has skyrocketed to around $800 a month, Crouch said, and she is currently unable to afford or locate suitable lodging for herself and her children. Organizations like Habitat for Humanity and the Department of Housing and Urban Development can only help so many people. "We need some more community awareness about this. I'm not the only one in this situation," she said. "We need it (more affordable housing) now.
VISTA ---- The city's long-running plan to revitalize the South Santa Fe Avenue corridor is still in the pipeline, city officials said last week, but issues with a flood plain in the project area have created a hiccup that engineers are still trying to resolve.Three years after the city began working on plans to revamp the blighted commercial district, little has changed along the busy downtown corridor that is peppered with auto-repair shops, liquor stores and a huge lumber yard. The city dreams of making the area a pedestrian showpiece with retail stores, restaurants and offices, as well as with town homes and other residential spaces. City staffers have said it takes time to lay the proper groundwork for such an ambitious project. .
Thomas Lubotsky will become president of Akron General Partners effective Oct. 23. In the new post, he will be responsible for the development of partnerships, joint ventures and ambulatory services specific to the mission of Akron General Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Akron General Health System. SS&G Financial Services Inc. SS&G Financial Services announced these hires: Akron office, Christine A. Burton, a senior associate in the tax department; Cleveland office, Aaron Saidel, associate in the tax department; Rachel Ludwig, associate in the accounting and auditing department; Michael Levine, a senior associate in the accounting and auditing department; Janet Crissinger, associate in the entrepreneurial services group. SS&G also announced these promotions: Akron office, to managers, Amy Abraham, accounting & auditing; Leif Erickson, tax; Thomas Fantin, accounting & auditing; Stacey Hannan, auditing; and Mary Miller, accounting & auditing; to senior associates: Megan McElroy, tax, and David McClain, tax; Cleveland office, to managers, Cynthia Ambrozic, tax; Lori Crow, accounting & auditing; Giselle El Biri, accounting & auditing; Stacey Fox, accounting & auditing; Brian Palisin, tax; and Jaclyn Prots, accounting & auditing; to senior associates, Jillian Birbrayer, entrepreneurial services group; Ronald Misconish, accounting & auditing; Ekaterina Sherbakova, accounting & auditing; Michael Smolko, accounting & auditing; Carla Tinti, entrepreneurial services group; Dennis Vaughn, tax; and Anthony Vitantonio, entrepreneurial services group.
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