Governor Kemp announced last week that additional Rural Workforce Housing grants have been awarded to the greater metropolitan area of Chatham County.
The announcement came in the fifth wave of grants, which also included the City of Brunswick. Together, the two grants will support 129 housing units in Chatham County and Brunswick with $4.8 million in funding. Kemp’s office said the money is awarded to communities that “demonstrated strong collaboration between communities and real estate developers.”
Chatham County will be awarded $2,362,492 for necessary water, sewer, road, and drainage infrastructure improvements to help start an 18-acre development containing 83 new housing units. Chatham County will partner with Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity for construction, and the development will include single-family detached homes and multi-family housing units. The City of Port Wentworth and Chatham County are contributing to the total project cost of $3,762,492.
The City of Brunswick will receive an infrastructure grant of $2,500,000 to construct water, sewer, road, and drainage improvements for the Reynolds Street Cottages development. These improvements will enable the construction of 46 new homes across development phases one and two. Both phases will be helmed by WH Gross Developers. The total project cost is $3,885,000, with City of Brunswick and Forward Brunswick contributing a combined total $1,385,000.
“We have made supporting communities in developing the infrastructure they need to meet the demands of historic economic growth a top priority,” said Governor Kemp in the news release. “Today’s announcement underscores that commitment, and I want to congratulate these two communities on their success. We look forward to these projects supporting the hardworking Georgians who deserve to be able to live in the same areas where they work.”
