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DeKalb approves $5 million ERA2 allocation to Housing Authority for 60-unit transitional housing at Park 500
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved a $5 million allocation of ERA2 funds to the DeKalb County Housing Authority to acquire and rehabilitate 60 units at Park 500 as transitional housing, with the county holding ownership interest and the authority providing 10 years of wraparound services.
DeKalb County commissioners voted to allocate $5 million in ERA2 federal funds to the DeKalb County Housing Authority to purchase and rehabilitate 60 furnished housing units at Park 500 as transitional housing for people exiting homelessness and crisis.
The vote, taken at the July 22 business meeting, funds part of an $8 million package the county will invest in the project; commissioners said the county will hold an ownership interest for the life of the project and that the housing authority will provide wraparound services for up to 10 years. Commissioner Nicole Messiah moved to approve the substitute motion and Commissioner Mereda Davis-Todd Terry seconded; the board approved the item at the meeting.
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