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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signs an ordinance Tuesday to start transferring dozens of disputed property deeds to the city school system. School Superintendent Maria Carstarphen stands to Bottoms' left and other officials from the city and schools look on. Credit: Maggie Lee

Atlanta schools plan property work and sales, as disputed deeds begin leaving city hands

by Maggie Lee February 20, 2018 1:15 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:35 pm

With the signature and and stamp of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Tuesday on an ordinance passed by Atlanta City Council just yesterday, dozens of long-disputed properties are closer to belonging to Atlanta Public Schools.

Mayor Bottoms and APS reach agreement on property deeds

by Maria Saporta January 16, 2018 4:14 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:34 pm

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has forged a working relationship with Meria Carstarphen, superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools.

During a speech before the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta on Tuesday, Bottoms said the Atlanta City Council at its meeting later in the day would be considering her proposal to transfer the deeds of 50 properties from the City to APS without restriction or condition.