Workforce Housing Coming to Lyons
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The Parker Place affordable workforce housing development is currently under construction in Lyons, as the developer uses a grant received in 2024 to bring more housing options to the area.
On April 17, 2024, The City of Lyons was awarded a grant of 1.6 million dollars to support the construction of housing in the community. These funds were earmarked to help the City to provide muchneeded infrastructure for a development where twenty-seven single-family homes will be constructed. This 14.5-acre subdivision at the intersection of Bulldog Road and Parker Street – named Parker Place – will supply homes for the growing workforce.
The Parker Place subdivision fills a need outlined in the 2024 Toombs County Housing Study, which found that those working in the community needed housing. Thus, the homes and design of Parker Place was created to specifically fill these needs, while the location places residents in the center of the city, within walking distance to Toombs County Schools and a short drive from Lyons’ downtown shops and restaurants.
Parker Place is being developed by a local developer, and Waller Construction, who was selected through a bidding process, is constructing the homes.
Construction workers will begin framing the homes this week, as they continue to work towards completing the project.
ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION – Construction workers are bustling with activity near the intersection of Bulldog Road and Parker Street, as they work to build a new workforce housing development.
