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DeKalb County officials convene wide housing work group; new chief housing officer outlines strategy
Summary
DeKalb County held a special PECS work group on housing where newly hired Chief Housing Officer Alan Ferguson framed a countywide strategy to increase and preserve affordable housing, emphasizing partnerships, targeted financing and preservation programs.
DeKalb County commissioners, staff and housing partners met in a special PECS work group to review production and preservation tools and to map a countywide housing strategy.
Alan Ferguson, DeKalb County’s inaugural chief housing officer, told the group his office will coordinate “policy, funding and partnerships” to expand affordability, build workforce housing and address homelessness. Ferguson said the county will pursue a three-part approach — connection, capacity building and creation — to align county departments, external partners and funding sources.
Ferguson opened with data tying Metro Atlanta area median income (AMI) to affordability thresholds and described supply-and-demand pressures: rents and home prices rising faster than incomes, constrained housing production since the 2008 recession,…
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