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WSB-TV: Mayor Andre Dickens’ administration is seeking City Council authorization to begin condemnation proceedings on five long-distressed northwest Atlanta properties under the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative. Resolutions would start the process, not seize ownership overnight.
Local
County commissioners told Mayor Andre Dickens they would buy ACDC for $56.5 million — well below the mayor’s prior $80 million ask — with an Aug. 31 response deadline as the county’s housing agreement expires at year’s end.
Local
A unanimous Monday resolution presses for more cooling centers, broader outreach, and clearer trigger rules after critics blasted the city's Fourth of July heat response.
Politics
The 11-4 vote authorizes emergency overflow capacity, case management, and medical screening for the city's two shelter sites through the end of the fiscal year. The mayor is expected to sign.
Business
The executive order pauses new permit applications for self-storage facilities until City Council can consider a longer-term 180-day ban aimed at protecting land for housing and retail.
Politics
The mayor took the oath of office Monday afternoon at the Georgia State University Convocation Center, joined by all four of his living predecessors. Marci Collier Overstreet was sworn in as the new City Council President.