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Atlanta Amends Ordinances to Collect Building Permit Fees Upfront
Anyone applying for a building permit with the City of Atlanta will now have to pay a nonrefundable minimum initial permit fee of $75.00 and a Technology Surcharge of $25.00. The City will also requi… more →
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Atlanta Amends Ordinances to Collect Building Permit Fees Upfront
Kyle Williams wrote 8 hours ago: Anyone applying for a building permit with the City of Atlanta will now have to pay a nonrefundable … more →
Tire-Disposal Fee Fund Raid Delays Clean-up
Kyle Williams wrote 12 hours ago: All Georgians pay a $1.00 tire disposal fee in to the Solid Waste Trust Fund with the purchase of a … more →
Johns Creek Settles Chicken Lawsuit
Kyle Williams wrote 3 days ago: Martha Mellon will give away her chickens as part of her settlement the City of Johns Creek. Mellon … more →
Roswell Restricts Smoking In Parks
Kyle Williams wrote 4 days ago: Roswell City Council passed an ordinance restricting smoking in its public parks to designated areas … more →
Master Plan for Atlanta's Poncey-Highlands Neighborhood Unveiled
Kyle Williams wrote 4 days ago: Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall and Poncey-Highlands community leaders unveiled the neighborh … more →
Lilburn Rejects Mosque, Lawsuit Likely
Kyle Williams wrote 4 days ago: In a 4 to 0 vote the Lilburn City Council denied a rezoning request by the local Muslim congregation … more →
Dunwoody To Allow Signs On High-Rise Buildings
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Kyle Williams wrote 5 days ago: The Dunwoody City Council approved changes to its sign ordinance to allow exterior signs above the 1 … more →
Doraville Rezones GM Plant, Clears Path For Mixed-Use Development
Kyle Williams wrote 5 days ago: In a 4-2 vote, the Doraville City Commission rezoned the 160-acre former GM Plant site from a manufa … more →
Judge Rules Against Georgia in Tri-State Water Wars
Kyle Williams wrote 4 months ago: U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson issued his long-awaited decision in the 18-year Georgia-Alabama-Fl … more →
Attorney General Exempts State Agencies From Municipal Storm Water Regulations
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Kyle Williams wrote 4 months ago: Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker, who is running for Governor in 2010, issued an opinion that … more →
Roswell Chickens Can Stay
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Kyle Williams wrote 5 months ago: Roswell Municipal Court Judge Maurice Hilliard invalidates the City ban on backyard chickens for bei … more →
DeKalb County Defers Decisions On Suing Dunwoody And Changes to Liquor Ordinance
Kyle Williams wrote 6 months ago: The DeKalb County Commissioners again deferred a decision on whether it will sue Dunwoody. It was t … more →
Aerotropolis Atlanta
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Kyle Williams wrote 6 months ago: Jacoby Development Inc., the developer that turned an old steel mill into Atlantic Station — a live- … more →
Atlanta Proposes $240 Property Tax Increase
Kyle Williams wrote 6 months ago: Mayor Shirley Franklin unveileda proposed budget that will raise the average homeowner’s prope … more →
Stimulus Money To Clean Up Fort Valley Superfund Site
Kyle Williams wrote 7 months ago: There are sixteen contaminated sites in Georgia on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Natio … more →
Lilburn Reverses Two-Year Ban On Karaoke
Kyle Williams wrote 7 months ago: In 2007, Lilburn tightened its liquor ordinance to counter Sports Fan Bar and Grill. Lilburn leader … more →
Fulton County v. Milton County . . . Battle Lines Drawn
Kyle Williams wrote 7 months ago: Fulton County leaders picked sides this week over the divorce of the north areas from Fulton County … more →
Snellville Loosens Liquor Ordinance
Kyle Williams wrote 7 months ago: After refusing to allow restaurants to pour on Sundays, the Snellville City Council twice loosened i … more →
Johns Creek Sues Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center
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Kyle Williams wrote 7 months ago: The City of Johns Creek filed suit against the nonprofit Autrey Mill Nature Preserve Association Boa … more →
