ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, August 25, 1996                TAG: 9608260117
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: A-4  EDITION: METRO 

A STORY TO TELL

LENGTH: Short :   21 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  PHILIP HOLMAN Staff. When Mayor David Bowers walked 
          through Hurt Park last month he vowed to clean up the public housing
          project. Since 1992 the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority 
          has spent $2.6 million for site and building improvements. Bowers 
          said he has received a list of current and proposed renovations to 
          the complex from the authority. More than $500,000 in roof and 
          sewage replacements are currently under way, and $430,000 in 
          improvements are proposed, including refurbishing and construction 
          of playgrounds. color.