GICH For Participating Communities

 

RETREATS

February 27 - March 1, 2012 - UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center, TIfton, GA

• Retreat information
• Freshmen Agenda Outline - Feb. 28-29
• Sophomore Agenda Outline - Feb. 27-28
• Junior Agenda Outline - Feb 29-March 1
• Alumni Meeting - Feb. 27th

August 8-10, 2011 - University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Athens Retreat Contact List [For team rosters see Resources page]

Speaker presentations

• Georgia Land Bank Authorities - Professor Frank Alexander, Emory Law School & Mara Register, City of Valdosta (presentation)
  • Land Banks and Land Banking - Frank Alexander June 2011 (publication of the Center for Community Progress, Turning Vacant Spaces into Vibrant Places)
  • Georgia Land Bank Act - Senate Bill 284 (summary by sections)
  • Georiga Land Bank 101 Workshop flyer (RSVP by Sept. 5th. Workshop Sept. 13th)
• Blight after "Kelo" - Kirby Glaze, 4PM & Community Development Partners, Inc.
• Community Redevelopment Tax Incentives - Blighted Properties - Mike Tilson & Nathan Davis, City of Albany
  • Georgia Constitution on Community Redevelopment Tax Incentives
  • City of Albany's ordinance
• Talk of the Town - Amy Henderson, Georgia Municipal Association
• Google Earth Tutorial Links - Jeff DeWitt, Georgia Power
• Creative Housing Solutions - Athens Housing Authority - Rick Parker
• Creative Housing Solutions - Athens Land Trust - Heather Benham
• Freshmen reports
  • Auburn
  • Nashvile/Berrien County
  • Eatonton
  • Sylvania
  • Washington
• Sophomore reports
  • Americus / Sumter County
  • Covington
  • Gray / Jones County
  • Thomson / McDuffie County
  • Winder
• Junior reports
  • Brunswick
  • Hawkinsville
  • Rome (Property Maintenance)
  • Sandersville/Tennille/Washington County
  • Vienna

February 21 - 24, 2011 - Coastal Georgia Center    Savannah, GA

• Speaker presentations
  • A Vision of the Interconnectedness of Housing and Community Viability - Mayor Otis Johnson, City of Savannah
  • Best Practices for Redevelopment - Cam Jordan, City of Fitzgerald
  • Revitalizing Neighborhoods: Neighborhood Renaissance Savannah - Martin Fretty, City of Savannah
  • Hardest Hit Fund - Phil Foil, DCA
  • Community Engagement: City of Savannah Programs & Lessons Learned - Taffanye Young & Tyrone Daughtry, City of Savannah
  • Sophomore reports
    • Americus / Sumter County
    • Covington
    • Gray / Jones County
    • Thomson / McDuffie County
    • Winder
  • Junior reports
    • Brunswick
    • Hawkinsville
    • Rome
    • Sandersville/Tennille/Washington County
    • Vienna

September 15 - 17, 2010 - Cunningham Conference Center Columbus, GA

• Speaker presentations
  • Legal Issues: Tools for Code Enforcement - Brandon Bowen; Jenkins, Olson, & Bowen, P.C. (Webinar September 10, 2010) .
    Watch video here or -
    Download high quality video file (75Mb, WMV, Windows Media Player).
  • Creating and Using a Land Bank Authority in Neighborhood Revitalization - Alison Souther, Macon-Bibb County Land Bank Authority, Inc.
  • Blight After "Kelo" Redevelopment and Condemnation - Kirby Glaze, Public-Private Partnership Project Management, Inc.
  • Redevelopment Tax Incentive Ordinances - Martha Reimann, DCA & Frederick Gardiner, City of Griffin
  • Why is Financial Education/Literacy Important? - Patrice Duncan & Anthony Harris, D&E, The Power Group
  • Geogia's Housing Success Stories - Cynthia Harrison & Don Watt, DCA
  • Sustainable Future for Georgia - Robert Reed, Southface
  • Tax Credits 101 - Mitchell Davenport, Gateway Company & Gary Hall, Hall Housing Investments
  • Freshmen reports
    • Americus / Sumter County
    • Covington
    • Gray / Jones County
    • Thomson / McDuffie County
    • Winder
    Sophomore reports
    • Brunswick
    • Hawkinsville
    • Rome
    • Sandersville/Tennille/Washington County
    • Vienna
  • Junior reports
    • Calhoun
    • Cordele
    • Douglas
    • Griffin
    • Toccoa

February 25 - 26, 2010 - University of Georgia Griffin Campus, Griffin GA

• Speaker presentations
  • Making It Work: Sharing the Macon Affordable Housing Experience - John Hiscox, Macon Housing Authority
  • Affordable Housing Initiatives: Building Your Own Local Toolbox - Mara Register, City of Valdosta
  • Community Housing Best Practices Complex=NOT=Complicated - Monica Callahan, City of Madison
  • Landlord Training Program, Keeping Illegal Activity out of Rental Property - Tami Babb, Peachtree City
  • DASH LaGrange Neighborhood Revitalization - Cathy Smith, City of LaGrange
  • Foreclosures, Bank Strategies, and Housing Issues - Cal Evans, Synovus
  • Americorps Programs & Working with Volunteers - John Turner, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
• Sophomore reports
  • Brunswick
  • Hawkinsville
  • Rome
  • Sandersville/Tennille/Washington County
  • Vienna
• Junior reports
  • Calhoun
  • Cordele
  • Douglas
  • Griffin
  • Toccoa