Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has no immediate intent to penalize individuals who break the social distancing laws, she said Thursday in response to a question by Atlanta City Councilmember Michael Julian Bond.
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Cut in half, to $100 million, Atlanta’s proposed housing bond retains support on council
Atlanta’s proposed housing bond will be pared to $100 million and presented to the Atlanta City Council soon, Atlanta City Councilmember Matt Westmoreland said Wednesday at an event sponsored by CityRootsATL. Councilmember Michael Julian Bond supported Westmoreland’s call for action.
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Report of 2,000-plus felony charges released on ‘own recognizance’ sparks concerns
A report that criminal suspects facing more than 2,000 felony charges were released without bond last year in Fulton County – including 35 charges of child molestation and 11 charges of enticing a child for indecent purposes – has renewed calls for reform from members of the Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods.
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City of Atlanta goes to court, alleging city schools owe it millions
The city of Atlanta is suing Atlanta Public Schools, claiming that the schools are not keeping up with payments owed for bonds.
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No ‘open, blank check’ for Atlanta BeltLine, says Atlanta’s Finance Committee chair
The Atlanta BeltLine likely won’t get approval Monday for a $7 million allocation to cover unspecified “professional expenses” until it explains to the Atlanta City Council what the money is supposed to cover.
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Day in court scheduled for challenges to public financing for Gulch construction
Atlanta’s schools, plus a separate set of activists, have filed court challenges to a controversial city plan to subsidize a huge private construction project in the Gulch.
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Six months after Atlanta curtails cash bail, struggles for some defendants remain
Not all those nonviolent offenders who are now free from a bail bondsman have a home to go back to, or have the resources to deal with the mental illness or addiction that may be plaguing them.
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Renew Atlanta’s budget millions short for fire station works, auditors find
A city borrowing program that promised Atlanta voters $250 million in improvements to roads, sidewalks, bridges and city buildings is delivering, delays and budget-busting fire station repairs, according to a new report by city auditors.
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Atlanta police chief asks for an assist from some judges
“I can’t explain some of the decision-making,” Shields said. “There are a couple of judges that routinely let people go.”
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Auditors find holes in Renew Atlanta road repaving oversight
Auditors found that the folks who are supposed to be overseeing Renew Atlanta projects often have incomplete or incorrect information — and that there’s not an electronic system to keep documents in order.
