Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Georgia Conservancy urges Decatur to bolster housing trust fund, track NOAH clusters
Summary
A Georgia Conservancy team presented an updated inventory of naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH), identified clusters at Scott Boulevard, Church Street and East of Downtown, and recommended continued funding of Decatur's housing trust fund plus acquisition and policy tools to preserve affordable units.
Representatives from the Georgia Conservancy presented findings and recommendations on preserving naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) in Decatur at the June 2 meeting.
Lubin Raichev of the Georgia Conservancy said the project, funded through a Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP) grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission, updated the city's NOAH inventory to identify where unsubsidized units affordable to households at about 80%–120% of area median income remain.
"This is the largest source of affordable housing in the nation," Raichev said, describing NOAH as unsubsidized rental and for-sale units that are nevertheless more affordable than the broader housing stock. He told commissioners that prior inventories and demolition-permit reviews informed the update; over the past five years staff identified nine…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
