“Based on the national organization, the Insurance Service Office (ISO) grading schedule, the closing of fire station 23 should not increase or change property insurance rates. Property insurance rates are determined by a series of factors beyond fire protection such as communications and water supply capabilities, fire prevention programs and training of which the City of Atlanta exceeds the standard.” – Chief Kelvin Cochran, Atlanta Fire Rescue
Attached to this release is Mayor Franklin’s response to Commissioner Oxendine’s letter and other recent budget documents.
Commissioner Oxendine’s Letter
Mayors Letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson
1st Quarter Results and Action Plan
Letter to Charles B. Rangel, Chairman of the Way and Means Committee - Washington. D.C
Mayor Shirley Franklin's Budget Letter to Council