CORNELIA, Ga. — City leaders are inviting the public to take part in a community-wide discussion about Cornelia’s housing future during a special symposium on Tuesday, September 23.
The Cornelia Housing Symposium, presented by the Georgia Conservancy, will mark the culmination of six months of intensive research and outreach. Cornelia Community Development Director Jessie Owensby said the effort has included public comments, surveys, town hall meetings, property surveys, identification of infill sites, and extensive data analysis.
“We have spent the last six months doing extensive research, public comment, surveys, town hall meetings, surveying existing homes, identifying infill properties, and data analysis,” Owensby said. “This will be the presentation of all of that cumulative data to help the public understand what we have, what we need, what we want, where we need it, where we want it, how much it costs, and how much we can pay for it, all in terms of housing.”
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Open to ‘everyone’
The symposium, titled “Preserving the Past, Shaping the Future: A Data Analysis About the Current and Future Housing Needs of Cornelia,” will feature a presentation from the Georgia Conservancy, visual concepts and ideas for potential infill development, and a Q&A session.
Owensby stressed that the event is open to everyone, not just city residents.
“We invite everyone who is interested in housing to come for this presentation. You do not need to be a Cornelia resident. We would love for people throughout Habersham County to attend,” she said.
The symposium will take place at 6 p.m. on September 23 at the Cornelia Community House, 601 Wyly Street.
