Decatur Housing Authority Receives Hometown Hero Award
The Decatur Housing Authority received a special Hometown Hero award from the Decatur City Commission in recognition of the services it provides to the Decatur Community. The Decatur Housing Authority has been a strong and reliable partner in the city's efforts to provide affordable housing opportunities including offering homeownership possibilities to employees of the city and the city schools. The Decatur Housing Authority provided leadership in the redevelopment of the historic Scottish Rite Hospital property by developing the residences in Oakhurst Village. When the City Commission decided to develop a life-cycle housing program, the Decatur Housing Authority joined in to assist developers in organizing and managing it. Currently, the Decatur Housing Authority is leading the way in transit-oriented development in the Avondale LCI project area with a mixed-use development offering a mixture of rental housing opportunities immediately adjacent to the Avondale MARTA Station.
Special Hometown Hero Award
Presented to: Paul Pierce & the Decatur Housing Authority
The Decatur Housing Authority is deserving of a special hometown hero award in recognition of the services it provides to the City of Decatur Community. In part, the Housing Authority's mission is to support the strength and diversity of the Decatur community by providing a wide range of housing opportunities. To this end, the Housing Authority owns or manages public housing properties, rental subsidies properties, and market-rate rental and owner-occupied housing. The Decatur Housing Authority has been a strong and reliable partner in the City's efforts to provide affordable housing opportunities including offering homeownership possibilities to employees of the City and the City Schools. The Decatur Housing Authority provided leadership in the redevelopment of the Historic Scottish Rite Hospital property by developing the residences in Oakhurst Village.
When the City Commission decided to develop a life-cycle housing program, the Decatur Housing Authority joined in to assist developers in organizing and managing the life-cycle program.