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2003 news release archives


12/27/03 "BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER 2004" - Recycle Your Christmas Tree
12/27/03 City Court of Atlanta Moves to New Facility
12/23/03

Good Holiday News for Atlanta from the State of Georgia

12/23/03

City Hall Celebrates Greenroof Installation

12/17/03 Text of Watershed Management Commissioner Jack Ravan's Letter to EPA/EPD (with Enclosures)
12/17/03 City Releases Citizen Satisfaction Survey End-Of-Year Report
12/12/03

Renewal Community Board of Directors Named

12/10/03 Text of Mayor Franklin's Letter Vetoing Legislation
12/10/03 Text of Mayor Franklin's Letter to Councilmembers
12/09/03

Text of Budget Chief Renay Blumenthal's Letter to the Mayor and City Council

12/05/03 Text of Watershed Management Commissioner Jack Ravan's Letter to EPA and EPD
12/04/03 "City's Credit" Is Not "On the Rope" Clarification of the Impact of Lowered Water & Sewer Bond Ratings on Overall City Finances
12/03/03

Moody’s Investors Service Downgrades Atlanta’s Water and Sewer System

12/02/03 Prepared Statment by Mayor Shirley Franklin on the Water/Sewer Rate Increase Vote
11/26/03

City Releases Documents impacting on Water & Sewer Rate Increase

11/26/03

Mayor Shirley Franklin, SCANA Energy and B98.5 Launch Coat Drive to Help Atlantans Stay Warm

11/21/03 Mayor Franklin Convenes Meeting On Atlanta's Bid for FTAA Secretariat
Consular Corps and Sister Cities Commission Discuss Bid with Mayor
11/21/03 Text of Mayor Franklin's Letter to Fulton County Commission Chair Karen Handel
11/21/03 Text of Mayor Franklin's Letter to Councilmember Mary Norwood
11/20/03 Text of Mayor Franklin's Letter to Council Advocating Closing Bars at 2:00 am
11/20/03 Mayor's Third Balanced Budget Passed by the City Council
11/17/03 Mayor's Statement Regarding Council's Decision to Refer Water and Sewer Rates
11/06/03 Here We Go Again: “The problem is our dilapidated water and sewer system, yet we continue to be distracted by other unnecessary issues.”
11/06/03 Text of Peter Aman of Bain & Company's Letter to Mayor and City Council on the Status of the Turn Around Plan
11/05/03 Environmental Protection Agency Acknowledges Atlanta Sewer Program on the Right Track
11/03/03 Mayor Launches Re-designed Website for the City of Atlanta
10/26/03 Mayor Responds to Allegations Regarding Live Oak Landfill
10/26/03 Mayor Nominates Dennis L. Rubin as Fire Chief for the City of Atlanta
10/22/03 Mayor's Letter to Governor Sonny Perdue on Atlanta's Water and Sewer System
10/20/03 Statement From Valerie Richardson Jackson
09/15/03 City Releases Courts Consolidation Plan
08/28/03 Text of Mayor Franklin's Letter to GA EPD and US EPA on the First Amended Consent Decree deadline for Indian Creek Trunk Relief Sewer Project
08/21/03 Former Chief Policy Officer Greg Giornelli Selected to Head Atlanta Development Authority
08/12/03 Atlanta Sewer Rehab Hits 100-Mile Mark Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget
08/07/03 City Celebrates Completion of Tenth Ward Trunk Sewer Project in Southwest Atlanta
08/07/03 Western Union Selects City of Atlanta's Dunbar Recreation Center for $20,000 Refurbishment Project
08/06/03 Mayor Franklin Issues Statement on today's Fulton County Commission Vote
08/04/03 The First Youth Delegation from Atlanta's Sister City, Visits Atlanta to Participate in a Basketball Training Camp
08/01/03 COO Lynnette Young and Chief Allen on Concerns Raised During This Morning's Fires
07/30/03

The City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs Reintroduces The Montreux Atlanta Music Festival - James Brown and Cassandra Wilson headline the return of this eclectic gathering of musical talent.

07/17/03

The City of Atlanta Commemorates the Completion of Peachtree Creek - South Fork Relief Sewer Project

07/11/03

Homeless Service Providers Join City of Atlanta to Offer Better, Legal Alternative to Feeding the Homeless in City Park

07/09/03

Mayor announces the Atlanta Advisory Commission to honor Former Mayors Ivan Allen, Jr. and Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. - Revised as of July 16, 2003

07/07/03

New City of Atlanta Clean Water Atlanta website debuts

07/02/03

Mayor Shirley Franklin's Statement on Death of Former Mayor Ivan Allen

06/23/03

Statement by Mayor Shirley Franklin on the Honorable Maynard Holbrook Jackson

06/18/03

City Announces Next Phase of Court Review Process

06/13/03

Former City Employee and One Other Arrested in Alleged Pension Fraud Scheme

06/09/03

Mayor Shirley Franklin Elected to Advisory Board at the U.S. Conference of Mayors

06/09/03

Mayor Shirley Franklin Names Deputy Commissioner of Solid Waste Services

06/09/03

Mayor Franklin Names Commissioner Of Public Works Nominee

06/09/03

City Of Atlanta Receives Funds From Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) Related To Flooding In Atlanta Neighborhoods

06/04/03

Senator Zell Miller and Mayor Franklin Join Forces to Garner Homeland Security Funding

06/03/03

Mayor Franklin Weighs In on Behalf Of Domestic Partnership Benefits for Fulton County Employees

05/29/03

Mayor Franklin Joins in Groundbreaking for Georgia Aquarium and the new World of Coca-Cola

05/27/03

Judge Riley Named Chief Judge of Atlanta Municipal Court

05/23/03

Text of Mayor Franklin's Letter to Congresswoman Denise Majette

05/21/03

Urgent Traffic Notice on Street Closing of West Marietta and Lois Streets

05/15/03

Mayor Franklin Named to Democratic Leadership Council

05/13/03

Corrected Text of Mayor Franklin's Letter to Councilmember Felicia Moore on Resolution Regarding the CSO Consent Decree

05/09/03

Atlanta Earns Forbes Magazine Designation as one of Top Fives Cities

05/08/03

City to Move Forward in Review and Implementation of Court Review

05/07/03

Vine City Wastewater Project and Neighborhood Redevelopment

05/06/03

Finance Reorganization Review Panel's Report to Mayor Franklin

05/06/03

Mayor Franklin Announces Reorganization of Department of Finance 

05/06/03

Governor and Mayor Name FTAA Organizing Committee

05/06/03

Mayor Franklin's remarks at the Press Conference Announcing the formation of Hemisphere, Inc.

05/02/03

Living Wage Work Sessions

05/02/03 Municipal Court Judges Respond to Court Review Panel Recommendations
04/30/03

Executive Summary - Courts Review Report Concerning the Atlanta Municipal Court and the City Court of Atlanta

04/25/03

Chief Procurement Officer Adam Smith Selects Management Team

04/23/03

Mayor Franklin Unveils the City of Atlanta's New Trash Trooper Program

04/22/03

Newly Formed Atlanta Police Foundation Appoints Executive Director

04/21/03

Mayor Franklin Names Abe Kani City's First Chief Information Officer

04/18/03

City Plants Honored by Georgia Water & Pollution Control Association

04/16/03

Mayor Franklin Announces 21st Annual Dream Jamboree College and Career Fair

04/14/03

Mayor Shirley Franklin Releases Personal Tax Return

04/09/03

Blue Loop Traffic Plan Implementation

04/08/03

Atlanta Police Departments Blue Loop Traffic Plan

04/08/03

Mayor's Statement on Morris Brown College Accreditation Decision

03/28/03

Mayor Names Dianne Harnell Cohen as Acting Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

03/26/03

Mayor and Commission on Homelessness Announce Seven Point Plan

03/13/03

Hip Hop Summit Action Network and the City Agree to Explore Possible Future Events

03/12/03

Text Letter from Chief of Staff to Miguel Savannah Denying Application for Festival Permit for Urban Hip Hop Festival 2003 

03/11/03

City Issues Cease and Desist Orders for Hip Hop Festival Promoters

03/05/03

Text Letter from Chief of Staff to Miguel Savannah Regarding Festival Permit Application for Urban Hip Hop Festival 2003 

02/27/03

City and County Officials Meet to Coordinate Action Plan for Vine City-Washington Park

02/20/03

City Conducts Survey to Create Citizen Satisfaction Index

02/20/03

Text Letter of Chief Operating Letter to Fulton County Manager 

02/19/03

City of Atlanta Develops Comprehensive Revitalization Plan for Vine City

02/12/03

An Open Letter from the Mayor to the Residents and Businesses of Atlanta

02/11/03

City of Atlanta and United Parcel Service Announce Civic Partnership

02/10/03

Mayor Franklin's Preliminary Statement on NBA All-Star 2003 and Associated Events

02/08/03

Revised NBA All-Star Traffic Enforcement Plan

02/07/03

Atlanta Remains Prepared Considering Code Orange Announcement

02/04/03

City of Atlanta and United Water Reach Agreement on Transition 

02/04/03

Atlanta Prepared to Host Multitude of Fans for NBA All-Star 2003

02/03/03

Mayor's Letter to President George Bush Expressing Condolences from the City of Atlanta to the Families of the Columbia Astronauts

01/28/03

Mayor and Watershed Commissioner Announce Good News from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division

01/24/03

City of Atlanta to Form New Bureau of Water to Operate and Maintain Water System

01/24/03

City of Atlanta and United Water Announce Amicable Dissolution of Twenty-Year Water Contract

01/22/03

City of Atlanta and United Water Continue to Discuss Issues

01/17/03

Mayor Franklin's Text Letter to Council President and Members of Council on Preliminary 2002 Financial Results 

01/10/03

Mayor Franklin and Mayor Street decide on friendly wager for the Play-off Game