Held Atlanta proposal seeks development-feasibility study of off-airport properties

A held Atlanta proposal would ask the mayor’s office and Department of Aviation to study city-owned, airport-managed properties outside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s current footprint for compatible development and revenue-generating uses. The Transportation Committee’s Sept. 30 minutes keep resolution 26-R-3940 on hold and list Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. as the next checkpoint.

The requested analysis could consider light industry, data centers, public infrastructure and facilities, and temporary or supportive housing. It would assess airport compatibility, federal approvals, deed restrictions and bond requirements, along with the legal and financial feasibility of community improvement districts, enterprise zones and tax allocation districts.

The proposal requests a written report roughly 120 days after approval, or as soon afterward as practicable. It expressly does not declare the properties surplus or available for development, authorize a lease or sale, or permit diversion of airport revenues. Being outside the airport footprint would not itself remove airport-related restrictions.