Forum: “Affordable Housing in Athens?”
Monday, March 18, 7:30-9:00pm, Ciné
Athens -Clarke County enjoys healthy economic growth and a national reputation as a desirable place to live, retire, or study. Yet poverty rates are sky high in ACC and many people are not enjoying participation in the dream of having an affordable home.
A panel of citizens, local officials and NGO leaders will address questions such as:What IS affordable housing? Where is it in ACC? What are the types of affordable housing (rental, subsidized, apartment complex, detached single homes, NGO partnership-built homes, etc.)? How is it funded (local, state, federal funds; NGOs, other)? Where is it NOT, in ACC? Where was it removed to make way for other development? Who needs affordable housing OR what are the demographics of affordable housing need in ACC, and will the SPLOST 2020 funding initiative address affordable housing needs in ACC?
Forum Panelists:
Tentative Spencer Frye, State Representative House District 118
Melissa Link, Commissioner, District 3
Deborah Lonon, Director Housing and Community Development Department
Habitat for Humanity
Join your neighbors – hear and be heard! All residents of the Athens area are encouraged to attend this free forum held at Cine, located at 234 West Hancock Avenue – call Cine at 706-353-3343 for directions.
Refreshments are available at the Cine Bar Café.
The Federation of Neighborhoods in an independent, non-partisan volunteer organization providing public forums for local citizens since 1962. You can find “Federation of Neighborhoods” online on Facebook.
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