Claratel cancels DeKalb disability housing project, leaving neighbors asking what's next

Community members are asking what comes next after a behavioral health organization serving DeKalb County canceled plans for a housing development in their neighborhood.Residents had questions about what was planned for the site along Wesley Chapel Road near Southwest DeKalb High School. James Freeman told CBS News Atlanta he learned three weeks ago that Claratel Behavioral Health planned to build housing for vulnerable people there.But residents say Claratel never communicated with them about the project."There was no clarity in what they wanted to do here. No one told us what was going on," Freeman said. "So at that time, we inquired more and more about what was happening in the neighborhood."As word spread, residents started voicing concerns and contacting county commissioners."This is where people have invested their time, their resources, their property values are impacted," said DeKalb County Commissioner Nicole Massiah, who represents District 3. "Their children are impacted bec