Some central Albany
eyesores are coming down to make way for what leaders hope will be a thriving
mixed-income community.

The Albany Housing Authority is still working on a plan
that could bring up to 30-million dollars from the federal government to redevelop
the neighborhood.
 

Demolition crews were hard
at work Tuesday afternoon tearing down old houses on Madison Street. The Albany
Housing Authority has a plan to do the same thing to McIntosh Homes across the
street, but they're lacking one thing.
 

ALBANY, GA (WALB)- An Albany Housing Authority plan to revitalize a central Albany neighborhood gets a stamp of approval from city leaders.

Commissioners approved a resolution of support for the plan to transform McIntosh Homes into a thriving mixed income community called "The Oaks at North Intown".

The A.H.A. Executive director said the city's support could help the housing authority attain up to $30 Million from the Department Housing and Urban Development for the project.

City commissioners give the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport permission to go ahead with the next phase of a major construction project, if the federal government approves grant money for it.

As construction on the new terminal wraps up, the Federal Aviation Administration requires radio towers be moved from the old terminal into a new structure next to the air traffic control tower.

The airport applied for two F-A-A grants, worth about $500, to pay for the relocation as the next phase of the new terminal project.