State: Cookeville Has One Of TN’s Biggest Housing Needs
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency reports Cookeville will need roughly 3,000 additional affordable housing units over the next decade. Highlands Residential Services Executive Director Chris Cassetty said THDA shared that information during a meeting earlier this week. Cassetty said that THDA did not clarify how they came up with that number of units, but he […]
HRS Makes System Change To Assist RAD Transition
The Highlands Residential Services office and tenant portal were closed Wednesday as the agency upgraded its system to support the transition of properties to Section Eight housing. Highlands Residential Services has been in a multi-year transition of all its public housing units to Section 8 housing under the Rental Assistance Demonstration program. Highlands Residential Services […]
HRS Requesting Extensions On RedBud Village Project
Highlands Residential Services is requesting financial extensions for the RedBud Village Project, a 20-unit development designed to assist those who are homeless. Highlands Residential Services Executive Director Chris Cassetty said HRS has two grants from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) totaling an estimated $4 million that are set to expire this year. Cassetty said […]
Cassetty Named Highlands Residential Services Director
Chris Cassetty said the chance to lead Highlands Residential Services led him out of retirement. Cassetty was the Director of Operations at Highlands until he retired. Cassetty said there seemed to be mutual interest on his return between him and the HRS Board. Cassetty said the board viewed him as “plug and play,” which makes […]
