Newnan’s three mayoral candidates met at the Attainable Housing Task Force on Tuesday to answer questions about their views on the state of Newnan’s housing and affordable housing.

The candidates, Danny Beck, incumbent Keith Brady and James Shepherd, were sent the housing-related questions in advance of the meeting, said Pamela Gabel, an organizer of the task force. The candidates answered the questions in front of a room full of representatives of local nonprofits focused on housing issues.

Newnan’s housing issues and assets

“Lack of affordability is a big one. Deforestation, sprawl, all of these kind of interconnected issues that are driving up rents, driving up prices of owner-occupied homes, none of that is unique,” Shepherd said. “Which is a little bit comforting because we can loo

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