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14 | Community
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OA1Q YEARIN
ZUI7 REVIEW
BY JOHN RUCH
johnruch(a)reporternewspapers.net
Quality of life was a major theme in Buckhead in 2019, from such perennial issues as
ever-increasing commuter traffic and crime to such unusual situations as a “party man
sion.” Also in the news were the interconnected issues of Atlanta Public Schools leader
ship and tax breaks for luxury real estate projects. 2020 will be the year some of those
issues shake out and new policies may emerge.
ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS LEADERSHIP
Controversy erupted in September when the Atlanta Board of Education confirmed
it would not renew Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Meria Carstarphen’s con
tract. At various community meetings, Carstarphen drew support from Buckhead res
idents and made it clear she’d like to keep the job - at one point saying she was “called
here by God” - while not ruling out a run for elected office. With Carstarphen’s contract
expiring June 30, whether the board will find a way to keep her or bring in a new super
intendent will be one of the big local decisions in 2020.
FILE
State Sen. Jen Jordan, center,
discusses property tax reform
at the Nov. 14 Buckhead Council
of Neighborhoods meeting
where the new Taxes/TADs
Task Force debuted its work.
TAX BREAKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Buckhead help to put a critical spotlight on tax incentives for high-end real estate
developments as part of a citywide push by activists and elected officials. The Buck-
head Council of Neighborhoods formed a “task force” to study and make policy recom
mendations about tax breaks and commercial collections, which will continue into the
new year. The Development Authority of Fulton County, which hands out some of the
tax breaks and now has Buckhead resident Tom Tidwell as a board member, said no to
a major project on East Paces Ferry Road. And various local officials say they will pro
pose legislation that may change the authority to make tax breaks and shift more of the
revenue burden onto commercial property owners.
FILE
Visitors view the “Battle
of Atlanta” painting and
its diorama of soldiers
during a preview.
THE ‘BATTLE OF ATLANTA’
CYCLORAMA PAINTING IS UNVEILED
The Atlanta History Center’s historic Cyclorama painting of the Civil War’s “Battle
of Atlanta” went on display in a new wing following a two-year restoration. The unveil
ing drew national media attention and widespread acclaim for the surrounding exhib
it about the war’s myths and realities. In 2020, the center will debut another major pre
sentation: a remade version of its exhibit about the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics.
THE RETURN OF MARY NORWOOD
After losing the bruising 2017 mayoral election, Mary Norwood cemented her po
litical comeback in 2019 by winning the position of chair of the Buckhead Council of
Neighborhoods, an umbrella group of neighborhood associations. She ran the organi
zation much like a city council, producing policy “resolutions” on such issues as trans
portation and crime. Norwood secured reelection to the position, ensuring she can keep
a public profile into 2020.
HOLY SPIRIT’S CAMPUS PLAN DRAWS FIRE
A controversy that began in late 2018 over Holy Spirit Catholic Church and Prepara
tory School’s campus expansion plan from Buckhead into Sandy Springs boiled over in
2019. At a tense community meeting in April, some residents said they might sue over
