It was a good week for …

Lake Lanier. Metro Atlanta’s main water source is getting a piece of the federal stimulus package. About $8.3 million will go toward improving roads, making buildings energy-efficient and ramping up safety, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. Another $3 million will help complete a study on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin’s management.

Richard Anderson. The Delta Air Lines CEO shouldn’t need a bailout anytime soon. Anderson scored a $17.4 million compensation package last year, including a $600,000 base salary, $8.7 million in future stock awards and $8 million in stock options. But the carrier posted an $8.9 billion loss. “Anytime executives pay themselves multimillion-dollar salaries … after extracting pay cuts from employees, it disenfranchises the employees,” said Joseph Tiberi, International Association of Machinists spokesman.

Clayton County schools. Concerned parents and students finally got some good news last week: The county’s troubled school system has regained accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

It was a bad week for …

Atlanta police (and crime victims). An audit released Wednesday found that calls in south and west Atlanta put a strain on officer resources —- and some community leaders worry that response times suffer as a result. “We need officers where the crime is,” said Steven Lee, president of the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Merchants Association.

Metro Atlanta’s air. Smog season is here, but residents can breathe easy —- well, more easily than they did a year ago, at least. The area ranked 17th among 25 cities in year-round particle pollution, down from ninth last year, according to the American Lung Association.

Gambling junkies. Will Atlantans get a chance to press their luck at a downtown casino? Don’t bet on it. Underground Atlanta’s operators filled the Georgia Lottery Board in on a $450 million plan to revamp the attraction with 5,000 video lottery terminals, upscale restaurants, retailers and a 29-story hotel. But board members said there are no plans to call a vote —- potentially a serious blow to the proposal, which requires their approval. In addition, Gov. Sonny Perdue opposes the plan, spokesman Bert Brantley said Thursday.

Contributing: staff and wire reports

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