Atlanta panel backs drug-free commercial-zone studies for two southwest areas

Atlanta’s Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee unanimously recommended an amended request Sept. 28 for police and planning staff to prepare drug-related crime reports and maps for two potential drug-free commercial zones.

Resolution 26-R-4130 covers Myrtle Drive SW, Allison Court SW and Delowe Drive, plus Campbellton Road SW from Pinehurst Drive SW to Willis Mill Road SW. It also covers an area generally bounded by Bakers Ferry Road SW, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, Lynhurst Drive SW, Cascade Road SW and Rogers Avenue SW.

The recommendation advances a request for preparatory work, not a zone designation. The resolution expressly says establishing either zone would require subsequent legislative action.