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ISAKSON CALLS ON VA TO BOLSTER PROGRAMS TO END, PREVENT VETERAN HOMELESSNESS
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today called on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to strengthen its efforts to end veteran homelessness
Mayor Kasim Reed Breaks Ground on First Renew Atlanta Infrastructure Bond Project
Mayor Kasim Reed, Councilmember C.T. Martin, Public Works Commissioner Richard Mendoza, and more than one hundred community members celebrated the groundbreaking of the first Renew Atlanta Infrastructure Bond project today. Following the groundbreaking, crews began preparation to resurface Lynhurst Drive at Cascade Road SW
City of Atlanta is Named a Finalist for $30 Million HUD Choice Neighborhood Grant
The City of Atlanta announced today that it has been selected as one of the nine finalists out of 33 applicants for the 2014-2015 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant. As part of the grant, the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Housing Authority will work with private and public sector partners to revitalize portions of west Atlanta, including Vine City, Ashview Heights and the Atlanta University Center neighborhood
Cumming, Georgia Lisiting on Darlington Court Sold by The Mary Ellen Vanaken Team
The property located on Darlington Court is located in the Cumming, Georgia neighborhood of Polo Golf and Country Club. It is a 5 bedroom, 3 bath home with stunning three sides of brick. The home provides a unique, open floor plan with the master suite plus a second bedroom on the main floor. Also provided are an office, large dining room, and a gourmet kitchen with breakfast room overlooking a two story fireside family room.
Georgia on Pace for Record-Shattering Year in Solar Installations
With its new, forward-looking Solar Power Free Market Financing Act set to become law on July 1, Georgia is expected to have its best year ever for new solar installations in 2015, according to the recently released U.S. Solar Market Insight Report compiled by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
Protecting Power for Georgians
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 with Representative Westmoreland’s support. The Ratepayer Protection Act postpones the dates by which states and operators of existing fossil-fuel fired power plants must comply with any final rule under the Clean Power Plan proposed by the EPA that addresses emissions of carbon dioxide until after a judicial review
Rep. Rob Woodall Votes to Restrain EPA Regulations
U.S. Representative Rob Woodall (GA 07) issued the following statement regarding his support of H.R. 2042, the “Ratepayer Protection Act,” which would extend the deadline – pending judicial review – for states to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s existing or future rules addressing emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil-fuel fired power plants. The measure passed the House by a 247 – 180 vote.
Georgia Federal and State Courts Rule in MERS’ Favor
MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. today announced that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia dismissed Dean v. Mortgage Elec. Registration Sys., while the Superior Court of Fulton County granted MERS’ Motion for Summary Judgment in Johnson v. Mortgage Elec. Registration Sys., Inc.
Estimated Amount of Sanitary Sewer Overflow at Broad Creek Wastewater Pumping Station
The Broad Creek Wastewater Pumping Station in Ft. Washington experienced excessive flows on Saturday during the heavy rainfall which resulted in a Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) totaling approximately 370,000 gallons
City of Atlanta Department of Planning and Community Development Releases Fiscal Year 2014 Annual...
The Department of Planning and Community Development today released its 2014 Annual Report. The report, titled “It All Starts Here,” explains how core planning functions start with the department and highlights the department’s accomplishments for the last fiscal year. In addition, the report outlines new department initiatives which include implementing a new bike share program and addressing blighted and abandoned homes in Atlanta.
The Atlanta Board of REALTORS® Releases May 2015 Statistics on Housing Market
The Atlanta Board of REALTORS® (ABR), the largest association of its kind in Georgia, released its May 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.
Senator David Perdue Condemns Power Grab By President Obama’s EPA
U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today condemned the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent water rule, Waters of the United States. In a Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator Perdue noted that the new rule from President Obama’s EPA is blatant regulatory overreach and will hurt Georgians. For example, the regulation would impact nearly 3,000 miles of roads, 1,500 miles of streams, and 1,400 miles of drainage ditches in Gwinnett County
Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge Participants Lead Nation in Water Savings Pilot Program
The City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Sustainability announced today that the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge Water Pilot program exceeded 22 other cities in a national water conservation program. Atlanta buildings participating in the pilot accounted for 43 percent of the total 377 million gallons of water saved – the equivalent of 570 Olympic-sized swimming pools – in the first year of program
Georgia Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies at Public...
A Georgia real estate investor pleaded guilty today for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced
City of Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department Adds New Life-Saving Equipment to Inventory
The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department (AFRD) today announced the addition of new rescue equipment to its inventory. The new equipment is a self-retracting, fire-retardant rope system, called a search line kit, which enhances both the safety of AFRD personnel and its large-area rescue capabilities.
