Atlanta’s Chief Housing Officer Talks City’s ‘Housing Affordability Action Plan’

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Chief Housing Officer Terri Lee and other city leaders announced the One Atlanta: Housing Affordability Action Plan earlier today.

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On Monday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and other city leaders announced the “One Atlanta: Housing Affordability Action Plan.”

It’s part of Bottoms’ overall plan to invest $1 billion from “public, private and philanthropic sources” toward creating and preserving affordable housing throughout the city.

The city’s Chief Housing Officer Terri Lee stopped by “Closer Look with Rose Scott” to outline some of the key areas of the plan including preserving existing affordable housing stock, purchasing and developing new housing inventory and to minimize displacement.