Legislative Updates and News From the Council
On November 17, 2020 at 10am, Council for Quality Growth members heard from Andrew Spiliotis, Transportation Planner at State Road & Tollway Authority (SRTA). Andrew discussed the changes to the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) Developments of Regional Impacts (DRI) … Continue reading
On November 16, 2020 the Atlanta City Council held its regular full council meeting with the Post Development Stormwater Management ordinance (20-O-1498) on the consent agenda for a second reading. By an unanimous vote, the Atlanta City Council adopted the … Continue reading
On November 10, 2020, the Atlanta City Utilities Committee adopted amendments to the City’s post-development stormwater management ordinance. The City had to adopt necessary revisions to adhere to the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District’s Stormwater Management Model Ordinance and … Continue reading
Please take a moment to review the major election results, as they currently stand as of Friday November 6, 2020. AJC 2020 Georgia Live Election Results President Counting continues in the 2020 election on Friday, and no Presidential winner has … Continue reading
This comprehensive study provides a strategic, actionable plan for the economic development of the city of South Fulton. The report is divided into three main sections examining first the existing demographic, economic, real estate market conditions, and projections for future … Continue reading
The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) released a Draft Statement Management Plan on October 1st and accepted comments through Oct 16th. On November 3rd the GDOT published the Final State Management Plan with minor corrections and no substantive changes. The … Continue reading
On Tuesday November 3, 2020 Governor Brian Kemp announced new appointments to his Administration’s senior leadership team. Following the recent announcement of Trey Kilpatrick as his Chief of Staff, Governor Kemp has named Caylee Noggle as Deputy Chief of Staff … Continue reading
The Council for Quality Growth supports the necessary revisions for the City of Atlanta to adhere to the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District’s model ordinance and meet the city’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit with Georgia Environmental … Continue reading
On Friday, October 30, 2020, Governor Brian P. Kemp issued out another executive order, which extends the state public health emergency order until December 9th. Also, the executive order renews the current COVID-19 restrictions with minimal changes to the sections … Continue reading
On October 26, 2020 the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) released the initial draft of the GRTA Developments of Regional Impacts (DRI) Review Procedures for public comment. The GRTA DRI Review Procedures establishes the requirements of the GRTA required Transportation … Continue reading
