A draft of the City of Savannah’s Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) is available for public review and comment from December 30, 2016 to January 30, 2017. The document may be downloaded from the project website (www.SavannahAFH.com) or viewed in the offices of the Community Planning and Development Department located at 2203 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31401.
The City will receive written comments until 5:00 p.m. local time on January 30, 2017. Comments may be submitted online via the project website (http://www.savannahafh.com/contact-us.html) or emailed to pmcintosh@savannahga.gov. Alternatively, written comments may be mailed or physically delivered to the City of Savannah Department of Community Planning and Development, Attn: AFH Comments, 2203 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31401.
The AFH is a condition of the City’s receipt of HUD grant funds under the Community Development Block Grant program. Based on the findings of this research, the Assessment will propose fair and affordable housing strategies to overcome the identified fair housing barriers.