Atlanta City Councilman Ivory Lee Young Jr. said Wednesday the financiers who profit from the sale of bonds for the new Falcons stadium should donate some of their profits to the nearby communities.
Councilmember Michael Julian Bond (right) debates Councilmember Ivory Lee Young Jr. as NPU-L Chair Yvonne Jones listens. Credit: David PenderedThe proposal indicates the escalation of expectations that the future stadium should transform one of the poorest sections of Atlanta. A $30 million urban renewal fund is proving ...more
No public urination. No open containers of alcoholic beverage. No loud noises. No open grilling and no tailgating.
These requests are on the wish list for the Castleberry Hill neighborhood, a list its residents hope will be included in a pending community benefits deal for the future Falcons stadium. Quality-of-life matters are joined by bigger items, such as a community center with a museum and repairs to bridges and sidewalks.The list is to be presented Wednesday at Atlanta City Hall, where ...more
Discussions over a community benefits deal for neighborhoods near the new Falcons stadium are heading toward a conclusion but aren’t expected to be finalized at a meeting Wednesday evening.
One of three neighborhoods has voted on its wish list from the benefits deal, which includes a total of $30 million in public and private money. Castleberry Hill residents are ready to advance their final proposal, but plans for English Avenue and Vine City still are up in the air because of ...more
The Atlanta City Council is slated to approve Monday a $3.3 million, five-month contract for a security firm to provide guards at city venues, an amount that’s close what it paid the same company for two years of service, city records show.
Norred & Assoc., Inc. is slated to sign a $3.3 million contract extension for five months work. Credit: norred.com
The pending proposal is to pay $3.295 for a five-month contract. In May 2011, the council approved a contract for ...more
By David Pendered
Atlanta City Councilmember H. Lamar Willis said Friday that former Mayor Shirley Franklin, former council President Cathy Woolard and candidate Andre Dickens are hypocrites for saying that Willis is ethically unfit for public office.
Atlanta Councilmember H. Lamar Willis spoke on the steps of City Hall regarding attacks on his integrity by former Mayor Shirley Franklin and former council President Cathy Woolard. Credit: David Pendered
Willis made his remarks on the steps of Atlanta City Hall. Willis, who is ...more
By David Pendered
Fulton County and all the cities in it could fall off their own fiscal cliff on Thursday. Atlanta could lose tax revenues that pay for 19 percent of its current year budget.
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed notifies the Atlanta City Council that $100 million in sales tax revenues are at risk. Credit: David Pendered
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed told the Atlanta City Council in a special session Wednesday evening that the future is uncertain for a major source of ...more
By David Pendered
Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and former Atlanta City Council President Cathy Woolard said Tuesday that Councilmember H. Lamar Willis is unfit for public office because of his ethical misconduct and should be replaced by challenger Andre Dickens.
Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Frankln (center) and former Atlanta City Council President Cathy Woolard say incumbent Councilmember H. Lamar Willis is unfit for public office and should be replaced by candidate Andre Dickens. Credit: David Pendered
Franklin and Woolard, who passed ...more
Atlanta’s business and civic leaders are generally satisfied with the performance of the mayor and most councilmembers, according to a score sheet of incumbents and challengers released in advance of the Nov. 5 municipal election.
Mayor Kasim Reed received a score of 99 out of 100, for a rating of “excellent.” Council President Ceasar Mitchell received a score of 92, “excellent.”
In the campaigns for three citywide council posts, Councilmember Aaron Watson received a score of 95 and challenger Mary Norwood, a ...more
Atlanta continues to struggle to create a street vending program and on Tuesday again deferred action.
Meanwhile, the number of lawsuits over the vending issues continues to increase, a city attorney on Tuesday told the Public Safety Committee of the Atlanta City Council. The committee did approve a measure intended to help the city defend against the lawsuits.Five months have passed since the committee passed a motion calling on Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration to present a solid recommendation for a vending ...more
Twenty years ago, the media gathered in Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood likely would have there to report a homicide.
On Tuesday, the media was there to cover Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and U.S. HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan proclaiming the renewal of the once-blighted community as a national success story about public private partnerships.
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan (center) was the keynote speaker at an event in the East Lake neighborhood attended by (left to right) Ed Jennings, regional HUD administrator; Carol ...more
