Atlanta panel backs $7.19M for another year of airport shuttles
Council consideration is listed for Oct. 19. A 2024 review documents a stop-start procurement and scoring errors that did not change bidders’ ranking.
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Latest ·A bridge and park for the Gulch: Atlanta panel backs $2M planning grant
The grant would fund engineering design and environmental studies—not construction. City Council consideration is listed for Oct. 19.
Atlanta panel backs land-acquisition powers—with condemnation as a fallback
The unanimous recommendation advances a substitute for the Phase II traffic-signal project. It is not final approval to acquire property rights.
Atlanta committee puts $8.95M airport security-access deal on hold
The proposed agreement covers systems restricting access to runways and baggage-handling areas. Members unanimously sought more information and review.
Contract expired, bills remained: Atlanta panel backs up to $159,464 for software
The proposal would pay for past services—not revive the old agreement. City Council consideration is listed for Oct. 19.
Atlanta panel backs selling a street segment marked ‘not open’
The 0.181-acre Pelham Street NW strip would go to an adjoining owner at fair market value. Council consideration is listed for Oct. 19.
Atlanta panel backs $26.7M airport renewal with a faster-connection goal
The proposal includes expanded support for a pilot designed to let eligible international passengers skip repeat TSA screening. City Council consideration is listed for Oct. 19.
South River Gardens speeding study wins 5–0 committee backing
Council consideration is listed for Oct. 19. The proposed 180-day deadline for a report runs from adoption—not the committee vote.
Velma Street church addition’s parking request set for Nov. 12 review
The application seeks 17 parking spaces instead of 22 and 55.7% lot coverage. The board’s Oct. 8 action was a postponement, not approval.
Who’s behind the bill? Atlanta weighs a named-sponsor rule
A charter proposal on the Oct. 14 committee agenda would require an individual councilmember at introduction, with exceptions for certain budgets, applications and emergencies.
This Atlanta street has no road. The city may retire it.
The roughly 2,000-square-foot Truitt Street SW right-of-way comes before a committee Oct. 14. Existing utility easements would stay.
Game-machine convictions could put Atlanta alcohol licenses at risk
A held proposal also sets a six-machine limit for Class B games—not all arcade equipment. It is listed for committee consideration Oct. 14.
Watch the watchers: Atlanta plan calls for alerts on suspicious surveillance searches
The proposal would pair automated warnings with police audits. Finance/Executive review is listed for Oct. 14, but forwarding depends on a Public Safety recommendation.
Atlanta weighs $100,000 to help artists build careers
The proposal pairs a $50,000 NEA grant with a city match for adult creative-workforce development at the Pearl Cleage and Zaron Burnett center.
Atlanta elevator-renewal draft lists $5,000 less in payments than its spending cap
The proposed $268,369.96 renewal is on the Oct. 14 committee agenda. Its listed departmental allocations total $263,369.96; the draft does not explain the difference.
Airport reserve shift would put $2.5 million toward firefighting vehicles
Atlanta’s Transportation Committee has an Oct. 14 review scheduled for the $3.5 million budget transfer. A separate professional-services allocation is unclear in the draft.
Atlanta weighs up to $5,000 for At-Promise youth programs and transportation
District 11 funds would go to the Atlanta Police Foundation for the Campbellton Road center. The proposal is on the Oct. 14 committee agenda.
Atlanta may retire a fenced-off street with an affordable-housing backstory
Shirley Place NW comes before the Transportation Committee Oct. 14. The proposal concerns removing a public right-of-way—not approving new homes.
Fewer lanes on Peachtree? Funding papers call for testing alternatives, too
Atlanta’s Oct. 14 committee review concerns a $3.6 million proposal. An attached framework calls for studying safety options that keep the lanes.
Atlanta lists $14 million Oracle licensing proposal for Oct. 14 review
The proposed Mythics agreement carries a four-year initial term and a two-year renewal option. The $14 million ceiling covers the initial term, not an established six-year cost.
Glynn Drive annexation proposal would also expand Atlanta school boundaries
The proposal appears on the Oct. 14 Finance/Executive agenda after a hold for a public hearing. The agenda does not establish that the hearing will occur that day.
Atlanta lists John Wolfinger statue donation for Oct. 14 review, with amount unspecified
The proposed District 6 donation would go to Virginia-Highland Security Patrol for a statue in John Howell Park. The agenda notes a sponsor-requested hold.
Atlanta firefighter-pay proposal listed for Oct. 14 committee review
The proposal seeks competitive pay and funding authority. Its agenda listing does not establish an approved raise or guarantee a vote.
Wilson Avenue home plan seeks three-foot side setbacks after neighborhood-review delay
Staff backed a delay for a required neighborhood meeting. An Oct. 12 city letter assigns a Nov. 5 return, but the published agenda omits the case.
Atlanta weighs $300,000 policy-software deal, with police and fire sharing the bill
The packet lists an Oct. 19 Council checkpoint. Cooperative purchasing offers a stated discount, but Atlanta's software package and actual savings remain unverified.
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