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Commission considers reestablishing Land Bank Authority to support small-site affordable housing acquisitions
Summary
The commission reviewed a proposal to reestablish a Land Bank Authority to manage acquisition and disposition of small, vacant or blighted parcels for affordable housing and other public purposes; staff said the land bank would not itself be a primary conduit for the larger affordable-housing trust funds but could work alongside them.
Athens-Clarke County staff presented a proposal April 15 to reestablish a Land Bank Authority (LBA) to facilitate strategic use of small vacant or blighted parcels for affordable housing and other public-purpose uses.
Staff explained that Athens previously had an LBA in a default state and the new proposal would formally reconstitute the authority and create a committee to produce a two-year work plan and budget. Staff…
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