Mayor Andre Dickens is leaning on tax allocation districts to anchor his $5.5 billion Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative, with the City Council weighing a 30-year extension on six TADs covering the Westside, Stadium area, and downtown. Summerhill loses Hero Doughnuts and How Crispy Express in a wave of restaurant closures, while Nando's PERi-PERi prepares to open its first ITP location inside Krog Street Market in June. Decatur reopens with the Amplify Decatur Music Festival, the first events on the new permanent stage in the Square.
Dickens Leans on TADs to Fund $5.5B Neighborhood Reinvestment Plan
Mayor Andre Dickens is relying on tax allocation districts to bankroll a $5.5 billion Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative aimed at long-neglected Atlanta neighborhoods. Councilmember Michael Julian Bond has introduced legislation to extend six TADs through 2056, which the mayor's chief of staff projects could generate $5 billion to $7 billion over 30 years. Even at the high end, the initiative will need other public funding sources to reach neighborhoods outside the TAD boundaries.
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