Reed pleased with compromised panhandling ordinance
Atlanta mayor says Monday's 14-0 unanimously approved ordinance by the Atlanta City Council is “going to help us connect people who need help with service providers."
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said Monday that he was pleased with a compromised panhandling ordinance, which was unanimously approved by the Atlanta City Council Monday night, that will allow the City to regulate aggressive monetary solicitation across the entire city. The mayor indicated it represented the right balance between tough enforcement and offering humane services to those who need it including the homeless. Speaking to a pair of news outlets including Midtown Patch during an event at Turner Broadcasting, the mayor said city officials would now be better able to evaluate those arrested in an effort to “determine what is going on with that person’s life that causes them to be arrested.” The substitute ordinance, sponsored by Council …
Toby
7:38 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
Point taken Traci. I certainly would never want anything to happen again like the incident you described. Safety is just as important to me as to anyone. The problem I have is with our general tendency to look to government to solve our problems. I'm not suggesting vigilante style neighboring either. I feel like there must be a balance that exists inside the world of living in a neighborhood, … more ›