Category Archives: parks

Atlanta Beltline Board Supports Withholding APS Payments – Woolard and Garner Included

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(APN) ATLANTA — At the Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Board Meeting of the Atlanta Beltline, the Board passed the Fiscal Year 2016 budget for the Beltline that does not provide any payments towards the Beltline’s 13.5 million dollar debt to Atlanta Public Schools (APS).  This debt reflects two missed payments in January 2014 and January 2015.   Based on the […]

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Atlanta Council Passes Weak Resolutions on APS Surplus Property Dispute

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(APN) ATLANTA — A dispute over the former George Adair Elementary School property in southwest Atlanta has been lobbed back to Mayor Kasim Reed’s office after the City Council of Atlanta passed two resolutions at the Monday, March 02, 2015 Full Council Meeting.   One of the resolutions passed by the Council seeks to evaluate all properties being used by […]

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Atlantan Unveils Unique Aquaponic Farming Ecosystem

  (APN) ATLANTA — On Saturday, June 25, 2011, there was a ribbon cutting ceremony, and Open House commemorating the site installation of an aquaponic-bioponic sustainable farming ecosystem.  The event was held at the Bush Mountain Outdoor Activity Center (OAC) in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood. An aquaponic-bioponic sustainable farming eco-system is a system that grows plants and fish.  This is […]

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