Affordable housing for metro Atlanta residents with developmental disabilities arrives in Conyers

A group of people cut a ribbon in front of the community center.
Rockdale County residents and members of the community cut the ribbon in front of the community center on Tuesday. (Marlon Hyde/WABE)

A new housing development east of Atlanta seeks to house people with developmental disabilities in a community with professionals like teachers and first responders.

Community members held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, with residents set to begin moving in next month.

Inaugural tenant Bethany Beech smiles from ear to ear as she shows off her new apartment at Soaring Heights in Conyers.