(APN) BROOKHAVEN — On December 08, 2014, the recently incorporated City of Brookhaven annexed the Executive Park area that includes many office buildings and hotels, as well as Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), by way of a vote of the Brookhaven City Council. The Executive Park area is bounded by North Druid Hills Road to the northeast, I-85 to […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Once again, Georgia will be among many U.S. states considering medicinal cannabis, or marijuana, in 2015. Up for consideration in Georgia are a total of three pre-filed bills: State Rep. Allen Peake’s (R-Macon) House Bill 1, and State Sen. Curt Thompson’s Senate Bill 7 and Senate Resolution 6. SB 7 and HB 1 are medicinal marijuana […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The cityhood efforts that would incorporate the proposed City of South DeKalb and City of Stonecrest, both in unincorporated DeKalb County, took huge steps forward recently. The groups submitted their signed proposed maps November 17, 2014 to the office of State Rep. Amy Carter (R-Valdosta), Chair of the Georgia State House Governmental Affairs Committee. They had […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The owners of businesses in unincorporated Doraville, the area that lies the northwest of I-85 and north of I-285 just received word from the City of Doraville that as of December 31, 2014, they would be enjoying the benefits of incorporation. Unfortunately, most, if not all, business owners of the impacted area say they had no notice, […]
Read moreWith additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale (APN) ATLANTA — The pending sale of the land underlying Atlanta’s Turner Field, just south of Downtown Atlanta, has been a point of contention for most of the year. Mayor Kasim Reed made controversial statements to WSBTV Channel 2 on or around November 11, 2014, that Turner Field could be sold “very soon,” […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — At the Monday, November 03, 2014 meeting of the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education, the Board voted nearly unanimously to recommend to the State of Georgia that the Atlanta Independent School System become a charter system. As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, becoming a charter system does not mean all APS schools would become charter […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On October 27, 2014, the Avondale Estates Board of Mayor and Commissioners had a Work Session on the annexation of Stratford Green Townhomes into the City. Stratford Green includes 154 townhomes and would be pursuing a 60%/60% annexation attempt, denoting that 60 percent of the residents and 60 percent of the resident electors in the area must […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The Special Election for the seat of former DeKalb County Commissioner Elaine Boyer (District 1)–who resigned amidst a scandal involving her funneling public funds to her personal checking account–has five candidates. District 1 includes Republican-leaning areas such as parts of Brookhaven, Dunwoody, and Doraville. Atlanta Progressive News spoke with three out of the five candidates, including Larry Danese; […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — It was a busy summer for the Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transit Authority (MARTA), although not because riders were flocking to the new Ferris Wheel in downtown Atlanta. “Connect 400” informational sessions made their way around north Fulton County this summer, gathering opinions from residents about where the next phase of the North Springs rail line would go: […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has two seats up for election this year, including District 4, currently held by Lauren “Bubba” McDonald; and District 1, held by Doug Everett, both Republicans. The General Election contest for District 4 is a three-way race, including Daniel Blackman, the Democratic nominee; McDonald, the Republican nominee; and Robin Gilmer, the […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — In this year’s General Election, along with a state constitutional amendment that would cap the income tax rate at six percent, voters in Georgia will have a chance to vote on a second constitutional amendment question and a referendum. http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/interspire/news/2014/09/17/income-tax-cap-referendum-if-passed-takes-progressivity-off-table.html SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT QUESTION The second constitutional amendment question deals with reckless driving fees […]
Read moreWith additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — Loch Lomond Estates, a neighborhood in unincorporated south Fulton County, is seeking annexation into the City of Atlanta. The neighborhood submitted a petition on July 17, 2014. Atlanta Progressive News obtained a copy through a Georgia Open Records Act request from the Municipal Clerk, Rhonda Dauphin […]
Read moreWith additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale (APN) ATLANTA — This November 2014, Georgians will have a chance to vote on a Constitutional Amendment ballot referendum that will cap the income tax at its current level of 6 percent. The referendum title is simple enough: “To prohibit an increase in the state income tax rate effect January 1, […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On September 02, 2014, the Sandy Springs City Council passed an ordinance that requires all projects in the C1 and C2 commercial zone areas to be approved by Council before any permits will be approved through the city. Prior to that, in July, the City of Sandy Springs had implemented a 60-day moratorium on apartment […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On August 27, 2014, the City Council of Atlanta Finance/Executive Committee, Chaired by Alex Wan (District 6), met to discuss, among other agenda items, an issue concerning nine City of Atlanta employees, who received monetary payouts not authorized by the code. During the meeting, Moore said that she believed the payments were illegal and urged […]
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