HomeMy WebLinkAboutAffordable Housing Work Session January 17, 2017
AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMISSION CHAMBER
WORK SESSION January 17, 2017
PRESENT: Hons. Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor; Jefferson, Sias, M. Williams, Smith, D.
Williams, Hasan, members of Augusta Richmond County Commission.
ABSENT: Hons. Guilfoyle, Frantom, Fennoy, Davis, members of Augusta Richmond
County Commission.
Commissioner M. Williams called the meeting to order.
Mr. Hawthorne Welcher, Director of Housing & Community Development, made a
presentation on the concept of affordable housing as related to the activities of the Housing &
Community Development Department. He noted the definitions of both affordable and
workforce housing and discussed the target audience to which these types of housing are
directed. He presented the financial resources and tools currently used by the Housing &
Community Development Department together with their various components and also noted
some new initiatives to be developed by the department. He presented some aspects of the
homebuyer process related to the prospective clients and the number of houses that had been
constructed over the past several years. He discussed some of the affordable housing projects
that are currently under construction in the Augusta area together with some examples of
financing options that are available. He also outlined some of the ongoing projects which
included both rental and homeownership on Sibley Street, Aubern at Barton Chapel, Auburn at
Sand Ridge and The Boulevard development on Laney Walker Blvd.
Questions were entertained regarding various aspects of the program.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Nancy W. Morawski
Deputy Clerk of Commission