To encourage small and micro business development and revitalization in Atlanta , the City Council approved legislation Monday authorizing an intergovernmental agreement with Invest Atlanta for a new community development loan fund program. The agreement will be for three years and $500,000 will be used to fund the initiative. In August, the Council approved a resolution requesting that Invest Atlanta create the program, according to a press release.
The Council also approved 19-R-5070, which urges the Georgia General Assembly to support the city of Atlanta’s 2020 legislative package. The legislative package includes:
• Expressing the City’s opposition to any legislation at the state level that seeks to change the ownership, operations and governance of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport;
• Requiring law enforcement agencies authorized to enforce state law within the territorial jurisdiction of a municipality, including the Georgia State Patrol, to file traffic citations written within the territorial jurisdictions of a municipality in the appropriate municipal court;
• Removing the state requirement that a county or municipality must reimburse development impact fees if a developer is given a fee waiver for developing affordable housing; and
• Creating a new homestead exemption for Community Land Trust homeowners.
Information: citycouncil.atlantaga.gov
