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The City Council’s budget hearing didn’t make quorum last time, so there’s another one, and we’re showing up (with 🍕!)Jo...
06/03/2026

The City Council’s budget hearing didn’t make quorum last time, so there’s another one, and we’re showing up (with 🍕!)

Join us Monday, June 8 at City Hall for pizza and connection with folks who care about how the City spends our money. We’ll get to know each other, hear what everyone’s working on, and head into the hearing together.

Come for the pizza, stay for the public comment.

📅 June 8, 6PM pizza + discussion → 7PM hearing + public comment
📍Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave

RSVP by Sunday, June 7 so we know how much pizza to order — link in bio or at ATLbudget.org.

If you can’t make it, you can email your comments or submit a 15 second video to [email protected].










06/01/2026

Got an opinion on Atlanta Public Schools’ role in Tax Allocation Districts (TADs)? The Board wants to hear from you - share your feedback via their “Let’s Talk” portal - link in bio.

And watch the full conversation at the link in our bio 🍎🍑

Got an opinion on Atlanta Public Schools’ role in Tax Allocation Districts (TAD)? The Board wants to hear from you this ...
06/01/2026

Got an opinion on Atlanta Public Schools’ role in Tax Allocation Districts (TAD)? The Board wants to hear from you this Monday, June 1, at their 6pm meeting. Sign up for public comment is from 5-5:50pm - 130 Trinity Ave SW.

If you can’t make it in person, you can share your feedback via their “Let’s Talk” portal - link in bio.

And watch the full conversation at the link in our bio.

Join us THIS THURSDAY as we bring together APS Board Members, District leadership, and policy experts to discuss what’s ...
05/28/2026

Join us THIS THURSDAY as we bring together APS Board Members, District leadership, and policy experts to discuss what’s at stake for APS’s students and schools with the proposal to extend Atlanta’s Tax Allocation Districts.

RSVP at the link in our bio or go to civicatlanta.org/events ⚡️

APAB votes unanimously to urge the Atlanta City Council to allow NPUs to vote on TAD extensions. 🗳️
05/25/2026

APAB votes unanimously to urge the Atlanta City Council to allow NPUs to vote on TAD extensions. 🗳️

Mark your calendars (again), y’all 🍑
05/21/2026

Mark your calendars (again), y’all 🍑

It’s YOUR money, here is how it’s spent. Check out ATLbudget.org for the People’s Guide to the City Budget.You can give ...
05/19/2026

It’s YOUR money, here is how it’s spent. Check out ATLbudget.org for the People’s Guide to the City Budget.

You can give public comment at the one and only (😱) public budget hearing on Wednesday, 6/20 at 6:15pm at City Hall. You can also email your written comments or a 15 second (😱) video to [email protected].

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REMINDER!

The City does not fund or manage Atlanta Public Schools. But, the City can invest in youth through through certain initiatives like the Summer Youth Employment Program, grants to non-profits, and Parks and Recreation with programs including summer camps, after-school activities, and sports leagues.

The City also does not fund or manage MARTA. But, the City does fund transportation services provided through the Department of Transportation including maintenance of roads and sidewalks, traffic signals and bike lanes, and strategic planning around traffic, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, and population growth.

This week in Atlanta...💦 Audits find City water infrastructure falling behind growth, gaps in fire inspection tracking💧 ...
05/18/2026

This week in Atlanta...

💦 Audits find City water infrastructure falling behind growth, gaps in fire inspection tracking

💧 Water woes surface at Fulton County-cities meeting

🍎 School Board Policy Review Committee takes up screen time limits, eyes new oversight committee for TADs

🚌 MARTA Board hears Better Breeze rollout struggles

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This Week in Atlanta is a cumulative effort from the CCI team. Every week, we attend meetings for the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Public Schools, DeKalb and Fulton counties, and more — from general meetings to committee work sessions to public hearings. And then we report that information back in ways that actually makes sense. To support this work, go to civicatlanta.org/donate.

A coalition of policy and research organizations in Atlanta are calling on our City Council to wait for the City Auditor...
05/13/2026

A coalition of policy and research organizations in Atlanta are calling on our City Council to wait for the City Auditor to publish their independent audit of the Tax Allocation Districts before voting on a proposal to extend them until 2055. This is not about being for or against TADs. This is about wanting our city to make informed, evidence-based decisions that will have a rippling effect on our city for generations to come.

Mayor Dickens's administration is moving to extend Atlanta's Tax Allocation Districts (TADs), and the Atlanta Board of E...
05/12/2026

Mayor Dickens's administration is moving to extend Atlanta's Tax Allocation Districts (TADs), and the Atlanta Board of Education will likely be asked to vote on it soon. The outcome will shape APS funding for decades to come. APS estimates it will have lost $2 billion in revenue if the TADs expire, and School Board Vice Chair Ken Zeff has warned that extending the Beltline TAD alone could cost APS $80 million per year.

We're bringing together APS Board members, district leadership, and policy experts to make sense of what's at stake.

Jessica Johnson, APS Board Chair
Dr. Ken Zeff, APS Board Vice Chair
Dr. Lisa Bracken, CFO for APS
Dr. Alex Camardelle, Kindred Futures
Dr. Stephen Owens, education policy expert

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