ON THE AGENDA

Meetings

The Atlanta City Council meets March 6 and March 20 at City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. For agendas and more information, visit citycouncil.atlantaga.gov.

The Midtown Review Committee meets the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the fifth floor conference room at 999 Peachtree. For more information and to see agendas, visit midtownatl.com.

NPU-B, which covers the neighborhoods of Brookhaven, Buckhead Forest, Buckhead Heights, Chastain Park East, Garden Hills, North Buckhead, Peachtree Heights East, Peachtree Heights West, Peachtree Hills, Peachtree Park, Ridgedale Park, Pine Hills and South Tuxedo Park, meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road.

News

Two contractors, Elvin “E.R.” Mitchell and Charles P. Richards, have pled guilty for bribing unnamed City of Atlanta officials to receive lucrative building contracts. A federal investigation was still ongoing at press time.

The City of Atlanta will allocate $3 million in TSPLOST revenue this year to build the first segment of the Proctor Creek Greenway, a seven-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail spanning from Maddox Park to the Chattahoochee River.

Mayor Kasim Reed announced during his Feb. 2 State of the City address that Atlanta will pursue a referendum for a one-tenth of a penny sales tax for a dedicated source of funding for the arts.

Thirty-five new security cameras have been installed at Atlanta University Center (AUC) as part of the Westside Security Plan, a collaborative effort between the Atlanta Police Foundation and Atlanta Police Department.