Manager’s leadership transformed apartments - The Farmville Herald

Manager’s leadership transformed apartments - The Farmville Herald

When Pattie Cooper-Jones first drove into Parkview Gardens more than four decades ago, she saw a community in crisis. The apartment complex was physically deteriorating. Drug activity was rampant. Residents lived in fear. Even the police were wary of entering the neighborhood. On July 31, Cooper-Jones will retire after nearly 43 years as property manager, leaving behind a dramatically different Parkview Gardens — one that Farmville Police Chief …