Marietta Celebrates Affordable Housing, Unveils New Home
Through Marietta's HOME program consortium/partnership with Cobb County, new affordable homes are built on vacant lots for low- to moderate-income working families to purchase as a first home opportunity.
by the City of Marietta The city of Marietta and representatives from Traton Homes and Cobb County's Community Development Block Grant program hosted an open house of a new home located at 523 Lemon St. on Feb. 5, one of several new homes in Marietta being sold to low- to moderate-income first time homebuyers. Through Marietta's HOME program consortium/partnership with Cobb County, new affordable homes are built on vacant lots for low- to moderate-income working families to purchase as a first home opportunity, Marietta's community development block grants manager Mitch Bland said. "While helping these families, we are also helping the city improve these older neighborhoods by having new owner-occupied, single-family homes." "Cobb County's…
