ON THE AGENDA

Meetings

The Atlanta City Council meets July 5 and July 17 at 1 p.m. at City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. Information: citycouncil.atlantaga.gov.

The Atlanta School Board will not meet in July but will resume Aug. 7 at 2:30 p.m. and for a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. at 130 Trinity Ave. Information: atlantapublicschools.us.

The Decatur City Commission meets in open session on the first and third Mondays of each month at City Hall, 509 North McDonough Street, at 7:30 p.m. Information: decaturga.com.

News

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on June 21 to freeze property assessments at 2016 levels.

Mayor Kasim Reed announced in June that MARTA will take over operations of the Atlanta Streetcar at a date to be determined.

The Atlanta City Council has unanimously approved a $2 billon 2018 operating budget, which includes salary increases for firefighters and raises the city’s minimum wage to $13 per hour beginning July 1.

The Georgia Dome will be imploded on Monday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 a.m. to make way for a community greenspace and parking next to the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

A set of resolutions to create a Downtown Atlanta Entertainment District and allow lighted “Times Square-style” signage and video boards were approved by the city council at its June 19 meeting. The boundaries of the new district will be Cortland Street on the east, Ivan Allen Boulevard on the north, Northside Drive on the west and Mitchell Street to the south. The idea for the district comes from Central Atlanta Progress, which wants to boost tourism and nighttime activity in Downtown.