Atlanta City Council approves resolution for Fulton County to resume providing animal control services | #citycouncil
The Fulton County Commission and the LifeLine Animal Project, which provides animal control services for the county under a contract, held a ribbon cutting for the new animal shelter and clinic on Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo courtesy LifeLine) The Atlanta City Council approved a resolution at its Monday meeting authorizing the mayor to execute an […]
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City council members tussle over qualifying dates for special election | #citycouncil
Keisha Sean Waites (file) This week’s Atlanta City Council meeting erupted into angry accusations of personal vendettas during a lengthy debate over when the qualifying period should be for a special election. When Keisha Sean Waites resigned from her Post 3 At-Large seat on March 8 to qualify to run for Fulton County Clerk of […]
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Longtime Atlanta City Council member Jim Maddox to lie in repose | #citycouncil
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – The city of Atlanta will start to gather Wednesday to honor the life and legacy of the late councilman, Jim Maddox, who passed away last week. Maddox will lie in repose inside the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel on the campus of Morehouse College. Services will begin at […]
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Police training facility gets a greenlight; Atlanta city council members ask for land protections | #citycouncil
The city of Atlanta’s $31 million input into the controversial police training center is a step closer to becoming a reality. The Atlanta City Council’s Finance and Executive Committee gave the first greenlight on the facility that opponents have dubbed “Cop City.” The 85-acre training facility for police officers and firefighters under construction in the […]
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Atlanta City Council discusses settlement after motorcycle killed in ‘reversible’ lane crash | #citycouncil
Reversible center lane light may have malfunctioned, City to pay over $3M settlement Members of the Atlanta City Council are set to pay a family more than $3 million to settle an accident claim where a motorcyclist was struck and killed. The collision took place on a major thoroughfare that features a reversible center lane. […]
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Political uproar over Atlanta City council leadership positions | #citycouncil
Atlanta City Council president under fire over committee chair assignments Two African-American members of the Atlanta City Council have accused the council president, who is white, of trying to “turn back the clock” when it comes to selecting Blacks for key legislative roles. The two, who have raised concerns, are Black women. Starting Tuesday they […]
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Atlanta City Council to consider future of detention center | #citycouncil
ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) -Monday, Atlanta City Council is meeting to continue discussions about the future of the detention center. At over 400,000 square feet and 11 stories high, the detention center has plenty of room for more people than the 50 or so non-violent offenders it usually holds. That’s why Fulton County is considering leasing […]
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Metro Atlanta doctors rally against city council plans for a detention center | #citycouncil
ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – The fate of Atlanta’s detention center may be decided next week. But metro Atlanta healthcare workers are condemning the current proposal to lease it out to the sheriff’s office. About 300 medical professionals signed a letter urging Atlanta City Council to reconsider its proposal that would allow the Fulton County Sheriff’s […]
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Group calling on Atlanta city council to set aside $300,000 to fund abortion care | #citycouncil
ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) – Some Atlanta leaders are moving swiftly to figure out action in response to the newly restrictive Georgia abortion law in effect. Abortion is now illegal in the state once fetal cardiac activity is detected, around six weeks. The day after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Georgia’s implementation of […]
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