SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Thursday, Savannah’s city council voted in favor of an Affordable Housing Overlay District.
The map shows that a recently approved type of affordable housing can now be built in the Victorian District, the Metropolitan neighborhood, the Thomas Square neighborhood and parts of the Live Oak neighborhood.
“Every single one of us have heard that Savannah is becoming to expensive in which to live,” said Savannah Mayor Van Johnson. “We’ve received complaints about it, we know people who have faced challenges due to issues of affordability. This is one of the ways we address it.”…