LATELY, more students have been opting for off-Grounds housing. Even with the exorbitant price tags on newly developed housing along the University periphery, students are eager to pay. Although students might be financially able to afford the price of rent, especially after splitting the cost among roommates, low-income Charlottesville residents find it far more difficult.
Charlottesville City Councilman Dave Norris recently expressed concern that Charlottesville --not Northern Virginia -- was the most unaffordable place to live in Virginia. Residents of Charlottesville face an exacerbated plight given that "more than half
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