The Atlanta City Council will consider legislation Monday to authorize a task order in the amount of approximately $2.9 million for the construction of the Center for Diversion Services (22-R-4256). The scope of the project includes demolition and construction to convert approximately 12,000 square feet of space at the existing…

The Atlanta City Council approved legislation Tuesday to authorize the transfer of $400,000 to the Metro Atlanta Land Bank Authority to prepare land-banked parcels for affordable housing development (22-O-1669). The funds will be used to accomplish the clearing of title, litigation, and preparation of the parcels for development as affordable…

The Atlanta City Council will consider legislation during Tuesday’s meeting to authorize the transfer of $400,000 to the Metro Atlanta Land Bank Authority to prepare land-banked parcels for affordable housing development (22-O-1669). The funds will be used to complete the clearing of title, litigation, and preparation of the parcels to…

The Atlanta City Council approved legislation Monday to authorize the mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Fulton County Sheriff and Fulton County for the temporary housing of adult Fulton County detainees at the Atlanta City Detention Center (Legislative Reference №22-O-1632). …

The Atlanta City Council will consider legislation during Monday’s meeting to authorize the mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Fulton County Sheriff and Fulton County for the temporary housing of adult Fulton County detainees at the Atlanta City Detention Center (Legislative Reference №22-O-1632). The detainees include those…

The Atlanta City Council approved legislation during Monday’s meeting authorizing a $7.6 million donation to the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta to support the organization’s actions to facilitate the relocation of Forest Cove residents (Legislative Reference №22-O-1546). In May, the Council adopted 22-O-1316, which authorized a $1.5 million donation of…

The Atlanta City Council will consider legislation during Monday’s meeting to amend Chapter 74 of the City’s Code of Ordinances to strengthen the municipal court’s abatement tools related to nuisance properties, including the ability to order the immediate closure of certain establishments determined to be a public nuisance twice within…

The Atlanta City Council approved legislation Tuesday authorizing the City of Atlanta to donate a total amount not to exceed $500,000 to the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation to support the foundation’s “access to legal counsel” pilot program that will provide eviction defense services to eligible Atlanta residents (Legislative Reference №22-R-3862)…

The Atlanta City Council will consider legislation during Tuesday’s meeting authorizing the City of Atlanta to donate a total amount not to exceed $500,000 to the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation to support the foundation’s “access to legal counsel” pilot program that will provide eviction defense services to eligible Atlanta residents…