Atlanta Regional Commission released its annual Metro Atlanta Speaks survey at the Oct. 24 “State of the Region,” where over 4,000 people ranked issues facing the region – and affordable housing topped the list.

28 percent of the people who responded to the survey put housing affordability as the top issue facing the region, and this is the first year the ARC has even included the topic as a choice on the annual survey. Last year the economy topped the rankings.

ARC partnered with Kennesaw State University to conduct the annual survey, which gathers information on key issues facing the 11-county, 75 city region. The region includes Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties.

After housing affordability, 24 percent of people ranked tr

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