Community Corner
Does Atlanta Have Its Head On Straight?
Millions for a new stadium and a city council pay raise while carjackings and robberies make headlines. Does Atlanta have the right priorities?
While Atlanta police continue to offer advice on how to avoid carjackings in Buckhead, many people continue to wonder what the city could have done with the $200 million its spending on a new downtown home for the Falcons.
And with 2013 being an election year, some voters may be asking our elected officials: do you have the right priorities for the city of Atlanta?
So what do you think? Is Atlanta spending money and political capital on all the wrong things, such as city council pay raises and gay marriage, and not enough on public safety and education? Or do you think, as Mayor Kasim Reed does, that the state of the city is strong?
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See Also:
Police Warn of Buckhead Rear-Ending Carjacking Tactic
Buckhead Library Patrons Carjacked at Gunpoint
Buckhead Crime Blotter: Man Robs Woman After Rear-Ending Her Car
Mayor Reed: ‘The State of the City is Strong’
Reed Doesn't Stand in Way of City Council Pay Raise
City Council votes to give itself a 52 percent raise
City Council Approves Gay Marriage Resolution
Atlanta City Council Approves PARKatlanta Fine Increases
Invest Atlanta Board Approves Funding for New Multi-Purpose Stadium
What can we do with $200 Million? An Open Letter to the Atlanta City Council
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