Area governments wanting to eventually spruce up “blighted” areas through a state tax-incentive program might have to put their plans on hold awhile. Gretchen Corbin, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, has informed officials she is reviewing the “opportunity zone” program and all pending applications. In a Dec. 10 letter to Oakwood Mayor Lamar Scroggs, she said she’s conducting the review to ensure that the state “designates the most appropriate redevelopment areas, while acting in the most fiscally responsible manner.”
Local redevelopment program under state review