After nearly three years of high-profile bickering and backroom negotiations, the city of Atlanta and Atlanta Public Schools appear to be close to reaching an agreement over funding of the Atlanta Beltline.
The school board will meet late tomorrow to consider a new contract with the city that outlines just how to pay for the Beltline’s planned 22-mile loop of parks, trails and transit. The deal would likely then head to the Atlanta City Council for approval on Monday.
If the deal goes through, it would bring to an end one of the most divisive chapters in the city and school district’s histories.
The dispute has led to explosive clashes between Mayor Kasim Reed and APS officials, including former superintendent Erroll Davis, current superintendent Meria Carstarphen and APS Board Chairman Courtney English. City and APS attorneys also traded threats during the conflict, which also saw Reed and Council President Ceasar Mitchell at odds.
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