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Seniors picket in front of Eleanor Apartments over rent increases

'Beautiful apartments, but it doesn't make a difference if you can’t afford it'

July 12, 2022 1:39 p.m.

By Charlotte Alden General Assignment/Enterprise Reporter

Eileen Vining, 68, is packing her things. She’s planning to leave Eleanor Apartments at 1510 N. Forest St. — an affordable housing unit for low-income seniors — because she can no longer afford her rent. Vining moved into Eleanor Apartments in October 2017, just after they opened, and in the five years since then, her monthly rent has gone up almost $200 per month. Tuesday morning, a group of Eleanor residents gathered in front of their building, picketing to protest the