Yearly Archives: 2016
Carter Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Halt President’s War on Coal
Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (Ga-01) released the following statement today regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to halt a controversial energy rule proposed in the Obama Administration’s climate agenda:
EPA Hosts Environmental Justice Interagency Working Group Meeting in Atlanta to address Concerns in...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Meeting (EJ IWG) on Thursday, February 18, 2016 in the Sam Nunn Federal Building in Atlanta, GA. The EJ IWG will bring together a host of federal, state, and local agencies, along with community residents and other key stakeholders to specifically focus on issues affecting the North Birmingham area
Households Should Be Prepared, Winterize Your Pipes
The frigid weather entering the region and lasting through the weekend makes household pipes and WSSC pipes – especially the older ones -- vulnerable to breaks and leaks
U.S. Supreme Court Halts EPA’s Unlawful Power Plan
Attorney General Sam Olens offered the following statement regarding today’s Supreme Court decision blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing its illegal and unprecedented Power Plan until the court challenge concludes.
Mayor Kasim Reed Celebrates the Groundbreaking of New Residential Housing in the Heart of...
Mayor Kasim Reed today joined Post Properties President and CEO Dave Stockert, Invest Atlanta President and CEO Dr. Eloisa Klementich, CEcD and Atlanta City Councilmember Cleta Winslow to celebrate the groundbreaking of Post Centennial Park, Atlanta’s first downtown apartment property built in the past 20 years for young professionals and families.
Attorney General Sam Olens Reaches $470 Million Joint State-Federal Settlement with HSBC to Address...
Attorney General Sam Olens today announced a $470 million joint state-federal settlement with mortgage lender and servicer HSBC to address mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses.The settlement provides direct payments to Georgia borrowers for past foreclosure abuses, loan modifications and other relief for borrowers in need of assistance, rigorous mortgage servicing standards, and grants oversight authority to an independent monitor
Two Georgia Real Estate Investors Indicted for Bid Rigging and Bank Fraud at Public...
A federal grand jury in Atlanta charged in separate indictments two real estate investors with bid rigging and bank fraud related to public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Justice Department announced today
CONGRESSMAN SANFORD BISHOP WELCOMES HALT OF U.S. ARMY CORPS MINOR WATER WITHDRAWALS RULE
Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02) welcomed the U.S. Army Corps’ South Atlantic Division (SAD) announcement of the suspension of the new policy change prohibiting minor water withdrawals from lakes across the division, including Lake Seminole and Walter F George Lake. Congressman Bishop inquired about the rule in response to shared concerns from his constituents in Southwest Georgia
The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of Net Leased CVS Property
The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased CVS property located at 4037 Glenwood Road in Decatur, Georgia for $3,600,000.
Mayor Kasim Reed Celebrates Opening of Switchyards Downtown Club
Mayor Kasim Reed joined co-founders Michael Tavani and Dave Payne, Invest Atlanta President and CEO Dr. Eloisa Klementich, and more than 100 entrepreneurs yesterday for the opening of Switchyards Downtown Club, Atlanta's newest startup hub and the only business-to-consumer startup hub in the Southeast.
AFTER REP. COLLINS’ CRITICISM, CORPS REVERSES IRRIGATION BAN POLICY
Congressman Doug Collins issued the following statement after a call with Brigadier General Turner of the Corps South Atlantic Division. During the call, General Turner announced the Corps would suspend implementation of a previous policy decision related to shore line management plans. This policy, instituted by the Corps on January 1, 2016, changed decades old precedent by prohibiting property owners from withdrawing water for irrigation
Georgia Department of Community Affairs to accept applications for Housing Choice Voucher wait list...
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced today that the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, or Section 8, waiting list preliminary application period will be open Feb. 1-7 through an online system.
Rep. Tom Graves Votes to Sink EPA Water Rule
Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) today voted for and the House passed a resolution (S.J. Res. 22) that rescinds the EPA’s “Waters of the United States” rule and prohibits similar rules in the future. The resolution passed the Senate in November and will now be sent to the president’s desk
The Atlanta Board of REALTORS® Releases December 2015 Statistics on Housing Market
The Atlanta Board of REALTORS® (ABR), the largest association of its kind in Georgia, released its December 2015 Market Brief on residential housing statistics for 11 area counties in metro-Atlanta. Market Brief, now compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS), provides the only regionally focused synopsis of monthly sales and home prices for single family residential properties
Deal announces major transportation investments
Gov. Nathan Deal, joined by legislators and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) representatives, today released a comprehensive infrastructure maintenance plan made possible through the Transportation Funding Act of 2015. The announcement included an 18-month project list, representing a $2.2 billion investment, and a 10-year list, representing more than $10 billion in investment.
