Two public housing residents are set to be sworn in as board members of Atlanta’s housing authority.
Tag: Keisha Lance Bottoms
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It looks like Mayor Bottoms won’t become HUD secretary
Despite a swirling rumor mill that had Atlantans thinking their mayor could be tapped to be President-elect Joe Biden’s housing and urban development secretary, it appears that Keisha Lance Bottoms will not claim that cabinet post.
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City to invest $50 million in bonds to support affordable housing creation, protection
The City of Atlanta intends to invest $50 million worth of bonds to help produce and preserve affordable housing, officials announced in a Tuesday press release.
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City initiative aims to address housing affordability through zoning reform
Atlanta’s zoning policies have long been regarded as restrictive by affordable housing advocates and urbanists. Put simply, the city’s zoning code just isn’t very conducive to dense development.
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With CARES Act help, Atlanta aims to house hundreds of homeless in apartments
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a new initiative on Wednesday that promises to house hundreds of people experiencing homelessness before winter temperatures make sleeping on the streets much more dangerous.
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Atlanta City Council extends building moratorium for city’s Westside
The Atlanta City Council on Monday elected to extend a freeze on building permits in the areas around the Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry.
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City proposal to help homeowners with property tax hikes moves forward
Some longtime Atlanta homeowners who fear spiking property taxes could price them out of their communities just got a bit closer to finding solace and housing security.
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Cash from Gulch deal’s affordable housing trust fund allocated toward ‘offsetting rising property taxes’
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Monday announced the first chunk of an affordable housing trust fund spawned from the controversial Gulch redevelopment deal would go toward combating displacement among the city’s longtime residents.
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BREAKING: Atlanta mayor’s housing chief appointed to job at public housing authority
Atlanta’s chief housing officer is soon to claim the vacant chief operations officer seat at the city’s public housing authority, according to sources familiar with the shift.
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Councilman: $100 million affordable housing bond program needs to spur wealth creation
Snagged by the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlanta’s much-anticipated housing opportunity bond program could be nearing passage. But some proponents of the initiative say the proposal first needs to be tweaked to foster wealth creation.
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Atlanta Housing board poised to welcome two new commissioners
The Atlanta Housing board of commissioners is poised to welcome two new members, as the terms of Patrina Howard and Robert Rumley III come to a close.
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OPINION: Eviction moratoriums simply delay the inevitable, an exacerbated housing crisis
Although eviction moratoriums strive to keep people in their homes while they weather the storm of the novel coronavirus, the hard truth is that such efforts merely delay the inevitable.
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Pandemic-afflicted households can claim thousands from Atlanta’s new rental assistance program
Nearly 7,000 Atlantans feeling the strain of the coronavirus pandemic could get help paying rent, utility bills or security deposits, thanks to a new partnership with United Way of Greater Atlanta.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta plans for opportunity. And celebration.
And women’s suffrage has been on the books for a century.
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Sandy Springs mayor urges landlords to nix late fees during pandemic
The mayor of Sandy Springs has joined the chorus of metro Atlanta leaders calling for help in the fight against a wave of impending evictions that’s sure to send a shockwave through communities near and far.
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Fulton County court bumps in-person eviction proceedings until November
The Magistrate Court of Fulton County has granted more peace of mind for residents on the cusp of eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A veteran of war and affordable housing advocacy, AH commissioner James Allen dies at 89
A passionate advocate for affordable housing and a staple of the city’s Westside communities, Atlanta Housing commissioner James Allen passed away Tuesday night at 89 years old, AH officials said during Wednesday’s board meeting.
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Experts: Emergency response needed to combat “tsunami” of upcoming evictions
The heavyweights of metro Atlanta’s housing field say now is the time to brace for a torrent of evictions in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
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City of Atlanta needs Eastside TAD – now more than ever
Seriously? The administration of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has proposed to drain all the city’s dollars in the Eastside Tax Allocation District to plug a hole in its budget.
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Reporter’s Notebook June 5: Protests and COVID-19
Protestors and COVID-19 are still in the streets.
