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The Downtown Development Authority of Albany, Georgia (DDA) is a public body corporate and politic, created in and for the City of Albany located in Dougherty County. The Authority has been created by the General Assembly of Georgia and has been activated by the City as a downtown development authority under the Downtown Development Authorities Law, O.C.G.A. Section 36-42-1, et seq. by a resolution of the governing body of the City, duly filed with the Secretary of State of Georgia and the Department of Community Affairs.  For many years, the DDA and ADICA boards, have served and functioned under the auspices of ADICA until they were recently separated.  

The DDA has been created and activated pursuant to the DDA Law for the purpose of promoting trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities for the public good and general welfare, for the purpose of promoting the general welfare of the State of Georgia, and specifically for the purpose of revitalizing and redeveloping the central business district of Albany, Georgia.

 

 

 

Downtown Albany Organizational Chart (4)

 

 

                                                                                                                              

                                            

                                   

                                                                     

 

 

Name Title Appointment Date Length of Term Term Expires
Ms. Evelyn Ross Chairperson 9/29/2021 4 years 4/2025
Commissioner Bob Langstaff, Jr.
4/11/2017  Unexpired Term 4/2025
Dr. Thelma Johnson  7/20/2021 4 years 4/2025
Mr. Omar Salaam 6/22/2021 4 years 4/2025
Mr. Vinson Davis  11/29/2021 Unexpired Term 4/2025

Dr. Emmett Griswold

7/25/2023 4 years  4/2027
Mr. Zachary Giddes   09/24/2024  Unexpired Term  4/2025

 

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