Newly-elected Atlanta City Council President Marci Collier Overstreet has only just started her first term, but she’s already made a major misstep. Overstreet assigned eight members to both the Community Development/Human Services Committee and to the Committee on Council – but committees are only allowed to have seven members (to prevent pesky ties, AND because eight members is a majority of the 15-member full City Council, which would create a quorum and open up a totally new can of worms). Overstreet walked the move back, reducing the committees to the typical seven members, but said she wants to introduce legislation to bump committees to eight members later this year, leaving the start to her tenure SINKING…
Atlanta Beltline light rail back on the menu?
Many Atlantans were dismayed when Mayor Andre Dickens seemingly tabled the idea of light rail along the Atlanta Beltline, the city’s wildly popular and successful pedestrian path. After all, light rail was a core part of the loop’s original vision, meant to connect the city all around its (eventual) 22-mile loop. But now the Atlanta City Council is pushing back, with 11 councilmembers, led by Atlanta City Councilwoman Kelsea Bond signing onto a resolution signaling support for the idea. Expect fierce resistance and debate, but the push has pro-transit advocates RISING…
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