A Public Open House will be held on Thursday, April 25, to gain public input on draft plans for the redevelopment of Oakland Court in Murfreesboro. This is the second round of public meetings.

The Public Open House is a come-and-go format from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Murfreesboro Housing Authority (MHA) at 415 North Maple Street. A brief presentation will occur at 5 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to attend as plans will be updated to show progress based on public comment and feedback.

The first meetings to gain input for the Oakland Court Redevelopment Master Plan were held over three days in mid-March with residents, area property owners, nonprofits and the general public. Hundreds of questions and comments were recorded and used to create draft plans that will be shown April 23, including preliminary master plan options, housing designs and streetscape options.

Oakland Court is a 76-home public housing neighborhood on approximately 20 acres between North Academy and Maney Avenues in Murfreesboro. If adequate funding is secured, plans call for the 76 homes at Oakland Court to be replaced with brand new homes, and for another 74 homes to be added there, along with overall improvements to the neighborhood. The Oakland Court Redevelopment Master Plan is the first in a multi-phase, multi-year process that will also include the redevelopment of Mercury Court and Parkside, two more Murfreesboro public housing neighborhoods. This is all being done under HUD's RAD program.

About the Murfreesboro Housing Authority --- The Murfreesboro Housing Authority is a nonprofit corporation that began in 1950 to provide housing for low-income families. The mission of the Murfreesboro Housing Authority is to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing in good repair for eligible families in a manner that promotes serviceability, economy, efficiency and stability of the developments; and to utilize all available resources to maximize the social and economic opportunities of its residents. A five-member Board of Directors appointed by the Mayor of Murfreesboro governs the MHA.