Elegy For A Melody
The Melody is named for the subject of my examination into the failures of Georgia's homelessness strategy. It is a signpost marking tragedy ... and success.
Four months ago, Mayor Andre Dickens announced a plan to spend $4 million to build transitional housing in a city-owned parking lot near Garnett Station downtown. And I’ll be honest: I shrugged. I figured it would take a year or two and we would be talking about cost overruns and construction delays.
This morning, I walked into the shower on one.
“This i…
