Colson says he's seen property values slowly erode over time as a number of low-rent apartment complexes have popped up in the area around State Docks and South Randolph, bringing with them more traffic, more crime and more water problems. (...) The traffic and the noise get worse on the weekends, as motorists come and go from the apartment complexes, often with window-rattling music blaring from their vehicles. (...) The proposal evolved after the Eufaula Housing Authority board approved spending $50,000 last June to obtain the eight-acre piece of property. The property had been advertised for sale by owners L.C. Hines and R. H. Griswold. (...) The Eufaula Housing Authority paid $50,000 for the property, which was then deeded to the City of Eufaula as a sort of "pass through." The city then deeded the land to the Eufaula Housing Authority's non-profit corporation.
Property owners in the area were informed way too late. They would have the right to know early on.
