November 19, 2021

City commissioners on Nov. 16 took a giant step toward building workforce housing on the last 3.2 acres of the Truman Waterfront. The commission approved the rankings of firms that had submitted proposals for the housing, and upheld the ranking committee’s top choice of a joint venture called Lofts of Bahama Village that is composed of several businesses and organizations, including The Vestcor Companies/TVC Development Inc., Charley Toppino & Sons Inc., A.H. of Monroe County Inc., Smith Hawks law firm, PQH Group Design Inc., Marino Construction Group Inc., and Mike Flaugh Landscape Architect.