Collier Heights’ 80th-anniversary banner plan seeks a break on city fees

Seven streets in Collier Heights are proposed for commemorative pole banners marking the neighborhood’s 80th anniversary—and Atlanta councilmembers Andrea L. Boone and Wayne Martin want the community association to get a break on the city charges.⁠[1]

The fee waivers are not approved. The Transportation Committee held ordinance 26-O-1606 on October 28 at the department’s request, and the City Council returned it as held on November 2. Its next listed committee consideration is November 9 at 10 a.m.⁠[1][2]

The ordinance describes Collier Heights as a notable postwar suburban community developed by and for African Americans. The seven-street banner proposal covers Collier Drive, H.E. Holmes Drive, Waterford Road, Linkwood Road, Kings Grant Drive, Woodmeer Drive and Skipper Drive—all designated NW in the measure.⁠[1]

For permits granted to the Collier Heights Community Association, the measure would waive the $1,000 deposit and $100 permit fee, along with per-banner and per-day charges. It also would waive installation and removal fees.⁠[1]

The proposal also asks Atlanta’s transportation commissioner to authorize the banners to stay in the public right-of-way for more than 30 days. That is a request for a longer display—not a blanket exemption from the banner rules: the association would still have to comply with the other requirements of the city’s banner code.⁠[1]