Tag Archives: Buckhead Coalition

Despite lower bonding limits, new Atlanta Falcons stadium would receive same amount of hotel-motel taxes

Date: February 4th, 2013, 7:51 am

It’s time to set the record straight.

Reducing the bonding capacity on the proposed $1 billion Atlanta Falcons stadium from $300 million to $200 million will not impact the amount of taxes that will be invested in the project.

The amount of hotel-motel taxes that would be invested in the project was determined nearly three years ago when the General Assembly agreed to extend the hotel-motel tax collected in the City of Atlanta and in unincorporated Fulton County.
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Posted in Maria's Metro | Tagged Buckhead Coalition, City of Atlanta, Falcons stadium, Governor Nathan Deal, GWCCA, invest atlanta, Mayor Kasim Reed | 9 Comments

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed: Too bad transportation secretary Ray LaHood is leaving Obama administration

Date: January 30th, 2013, 3:07 pm

By Maria Saporta

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is disappointed that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is stepping down.

Reed and LaHood had developed a strong relationship over the past four years — a relationship that has been beneficial for both Atlanta and Georgia.

“I really wanted Secretary LaHood to continue because he could not have been a more active transportation secretary,” Reed said after the Buckhead Coalition’s annual meeting on Wednesday.
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