Plans for an Atlanta police training facility in the city’s southeastern quadrant remain at the center of controversy. Members of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center Community Stakeholders Advisory Committee — current and former — are speaking out about the process.
Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry is donating $2.75 million to older homeowners in Atlanta to help ensure they're able to stay in their homes. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Perry reached out a few weeks ago to Atlanta Mayor Andrew Dickens about providing assistance for residents on fixed incomes whose rising real estate taxes could force them out of their homes.
In Buckhead and at Morehouse College, Andre Dickens heard two different sides of Atlanta's opinions on the proposed Public Safety Training Center during public appearances on Feb. 7.
Tuesday afternoon, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond announced changes to the planned Atlanta Public Safety Training Center known as "Cop City." They say their compromise will protect the environment, spur local business and serve as a community resource.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has worked hard to thwart a move for Buckhead to secede from the city of Atlanta. But the start of a new legislative session opens opportunity for supporters of the effort.
Fatal shootings near Atlantic Station Nov. 26 and at an Atlanta apartment complex Dec. 17 killed four teens and injured others. Mayor Andre Dickens and the Atlanta Police Department are calling the trend "unacceptable" after public outrage and a student protest.
The city of Atlanta has launched a new $3.5 million loan program that offers low-interest financing to assist local existing business owners acquire commercial property.
