Kennedy park on atlanta s westside more than 20 000 trees planted throughout the community and the seamless coordination of 40 federal.
Atlanta georgia mayor 2018. It came the same day georgia gov. The current mayor is keisha lance bottoms. Atlanta mayor says city entering phase 2 of reopening plan. Recipient of georgia state university s pioneer award for promoting arts and culture in downtown atlanta.
Outgoing atlanta mayor kasim reed endorsed. Under mayor bottoms leadership the city of atlanta led the historically successful staging of super bowl liii which included unprecedented community benefits a 2 4 million renovation of john f. Brian kemp announced details on reopening. Atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms said she s created an advisory council to create a similar plan for the city.
Member of atlanta city council since 2005. The mayor is the highest elected official in atlanta georgia since its incorporation in 1847 the town has had 60 mayors. Keisha lance bottoms is sworn in as atlanta s 60th mayor on january 2 2018. Elected in november 2017 mayor keisha lance bottoms serves as the executive officer of the city of atlanta.
Honored by atlanta park pride for advocacy of green spaces and public parks. Former member atlanta board of education. Georgia state patrol troopers could face 24 furlough days next year because of budget cuts. Hammock s second term 1875 77 when a new city charter changed it to two years.
As chief administrator and official representative mayor bottoms is responsible for the general management of the city and for seeing that all laws and ordinances are enforced. Director of business development mactec engineering and consulting. Keisha lance bottoms born january 18 1970 is an american politician and lawyer who is the 60th and current mayor of atlanta georgia she was elected mayor in 2017 prior to becoming mayor she was a member of the atlanta city council representing part of southwest atlanta. Abrams a former state house leader won her democratic primary in georgia on tuesday becoming the first black woman to be a major party nominee for.