The City of Colquitt to Participate in Georgia Initiative of Community Housing The City of Colquitt has been selected to participate in the Georgia Initiative of Community Housing. Colquitt is one of three other cities throughout the State of Georgia receiving this recognition. Debra Atkinson, Executive Director of the Community Development Corporation of Southwest Georgia (CDC) was instrumental in completing the application process and will coordinate the undertaking.
The Georgia Initiative of Community Housing is a three year program designed to assist communities in finding solutions to housing needs. The Community will partner with the Department of Community Affairs, the Georgia Municipal Association, and the University of Georgia in this endeavor.
A local housing team has been formed to include representatives from the CDC, city, county, chamber, and other interested citizens. This committee will travel to workshops and training sessions relating to solutions to housing needs and learn how other community’s housing needs are being met around the state.
Colquitt/Miller County Housing Problems/Weaknessess
- Need housing and land use survey
- Implementation for condemnation
- Need for home buyer education and credit counseling
- Not enough quality rental available
- Address rehab, sub-standard housing
- Educate lending institutions on the various state and federal housing programs available
- Need available land to build housing
- Need more affordable rental and ownership housing
- Finalize zoning codes
- Older residents in older, larger homes. No money to maintain, rehab
- Need more public housing
- Overpriced homes
- Landlords need educating
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