Williamston
Real Estate
Housing hope on the horizon
Steps to alleviate the housing problem in Bertie and surrounding counties are underway with positive action on the horizon. The Choanoke Consortium Consolidate and Annual Action Plan is now available for review and comments and, if one has had concerns in the past, now is the time to voice them. Affordable housing has been an issue for county residents for years. According to national statistics, affordable housing across the nation...
Affordable housing meeting offers plans
Housing discussions were top of mind in Windsor Monday evening as Choanoke Area Housing Consortium representatives Eric Chaplin and Kyle Jenkins gave an overview of the consolidated plan being developed by the newly formed consortium. Chaplin is the principal owner and lead consultant at Civitas, the company hired to survey leaders and residents of the five counties: Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Martin and Northampton along with the municipalities that make up the consortium. ...
The housing crisis...
Over the past month, the Bertie County Commissioners have been exploring the need for affordable housing as have the commissioners in surrounding counties. While the affordable housing issue may get a boost from the recently established Choanoke Area Housing Consortium and the federally funded Home Investment Partnership Program they oversee, that only alleviates one portion of a larger problem. If the Federal Government really wants to accelerate economies in poor...
Input sought on affordable housing
Affordable housing: is it important to the community? The new Choanoke Area Housing Consortium that consists of Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Martin and Northampton counties and most municipalities, will be conducting a series of community events to gather feedback from the residents related to the affordable housing needs in the region. Community feedback will help to prioritize the uses of the federally-funded HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) program. The U.S. Department...
Commissioners seek to sell surplus property
Anyone who has driven by 1008 North King St. in Windsor, currently home to the Good Shepherd Food Pantry, and thought the house would be a perfect home for a family, can have his or her wishes come true. Once Good Shepherd moves to its new location at the old Southwestern school campus in the next few months, the North King Street location may be one of a number of county-owned properties that could be for sale in the foreseeable future. The Bertie County Commissioners...
Bertie Early College sale in negotiations
The fate of the Bertie County Early College High School property is still up in the air. The Bertie County Board of Commissioners, on advice of the county attorney, rejected portions of the original term sheet provided by the Bertie County School Board. The 819 Governor’s Road property – which is often referred to as the old Southwestern Middle School — was declared surplus by the board of educations during...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.