Atlanta City Council Renames Street after Civil Rights Organization 
Legislation sponsored by City Councilman Michael Julian Bond, son of one of the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ATLANTA – Fifty years to the day that four black students sat at a Greensboro, S.C. Woolworth lunch counter in defiance of segregation laws of the time, the Atlanta City Council officially renamed a street in honor of the civil rights organization formed as a direct result of the student’s bold actions. 

Atlanta City Council approves resolution to address city’s growing public safety and infrastructure needs 
Measure must be approved by the Georgia General Assembly and then city voters. ATLANTA – The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved a resolution that would give voters the opportunity to fund the city’s growing public safety and infrastructure needs through a municipal option sales tax. 

City Accepts Federal Dollars Aimed at Helping to Prevent Homelessness 
The Atlanta City Council approved the acceptance of $3.4 million in federal dollars that will be used to fund community-based projects aimed at preventing homelessness under the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). 

Neighborhoods of Council District 11 Join Observance of National Night Out 
Residents of Council District 11 will celebrate National Night Out with a variety of activities and events this afternoon and tonight, from community gatherings to a prayer vigil to a school supply give-away. 

Atlanta City Council to recognize “Inman Park DineOut” 
ATLANTA – District 2 City Councilmember Kwanza Hall will present the Inman Park Neighborhood Association and the Inman Park Business Association with a proclamation for their work organizing the “Inman Park DineOut for Public Safety”  

Carter Center to host first Community Meeting for Poncey-Highland Master Plan 
ATLANTA – Just two weeks after opening an eco-friendly playground in Freedom Park, Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall and the Poncey-Highland community will kick off a four-month master planning effort for the neighborhood from 7:00-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, at The Carter Center. 

Kids with and without disabilities to have playground in South Atlanta 
ATLANTA – On Tuesday, the City of Atlanta will dedicate a Boundless Playground at the Rosel Fann Recreation Center, 365 Cleveland Ave. SE 

Councilman Ceasar Mitchell and Circus Show Appreciation to Atlanta’s Public Safety 
Police and Fire Receive Free Circus Tickets Today Atlanta – Atlanta City Councilmember Ceasar C. Mitchell and UniverSoul Circus will donate a thousand circus tickets to the Atlanta Police Department and to Atlanta Fire Rescue for two circus performances at Philips Arena.

Legislation introduced to create community improvement district along Campbellton Road, Camp Creek Marketplace and the Greenbriar Mall area 
ATLANTA – Atlanta City Councilmember H. Lamar Willis authored legislation that would allow for the creation of the southwest Atlanta community improvement district (CID) as authorized by the General Assembly.

City Council says ‘now is not the time’ for salary increases 
ATLANTA –Citing current economic conditions, the Atlanta City Council today opposed any salary increases for the incoming mayor and city council until across the board cost of living increases are given to city employees.