A statewide housing task force had its first meeting in Dalton, Georgia, late last month, and county officials are working to meet the task force’s goal of increasing housing.
“We all agree that there is a severe housing shortage,” Robert Sivick, Whitfield County administrator, said of the groups participating in the state task force.
The Housing Access and Affordability Task Force stakeholders include the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia, the Georgia Association of Realtors, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia Municipal Association, the Home Builders Association of Georgia and Habitat for Humanity, according to a task force fact sheet provided by Sivick.
The fact sheet said Georgia has a housing crisis and more housing is needed, but there is a conflict between potential first-time homeowners and current homeowners who “want a quality of life unimpaired by growth.”
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