http://www.gmanet.com/Feed.aspx?type=Rss20&method=District&title=Newsline: Metro Atlanta&descr=Newsline: Metro Atlanta&district=3Newsline: Metro AtlantaThu, 09 Sep 2010 09:55:25 GMTen-ushttp://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102402754.htmlhttp://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102402754.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:36:29 GMTSugar Hill, a city ever conscious of its appearance, is being forced with Gwinnett’s similarly progressive cities to allow mobile homes it might not otherwise.]]>http://mdjonline.com/bookmark/9416564http://mdjonline.com/bookmark/9416564 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:23:25 GMTMarietta City Council members will meet at 3 p.m. today at City Hall to discuss a proposal to finance a health clinic for 2,199 city employees, retirees and their dependents.]]>http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9416434http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9416434 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:22:09 GMTThe Holly Springs City Council on Thursday will consider approving a millage rate increase. The council will meet at 7 p.m. at the Holly Springs Municipal Building for a work session with a called meeting to follow.]]>http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-07-2010/f’ville-oks-1st-big-traffic-fixes-hwy-85http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-07-2010/f’ville-oks-1st-big-traffic-fixes-hwy-85 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:51:28 GMT$600K city-county project to extend Lafayette Avenue to Church Street.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/online-program-lets-dunwoody-608369.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/online-program-lets-dunwoody-608369.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:34:46 GMTDunwoody has joined a pilot program with an outside website, that lets citizens and businesses in the city report non-emergency problems online.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlantas-watershed-commissioner-resigns-608265.html?cxtype=rss_news_81966http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlantas-watershed-commissioner-resigns-608265.html?cxtype=rss_news_81966 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:32:05 GMTWhen Kasim Reed inherited Rob Hunter, he was perhaps the new mayor’s most valuable commissioner and, at the same time, his most vulnerable.]]>http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/home/headlines/102203809.htmlhttp://www.rockdalecitizen.com/home/headlines/102203809.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:10:17 GMTThe city recently received federal funding for some needed road safety improvements, and officials said the best part was that the city will not be responsible for any matching funds.]]>http://www.mycountypaper.com/henrynews/headlines/102307259.htmlhttp://www.mycountypaper.com/henrynews/headlines/102307259.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:47:00 GMTLocust Grove Mayor Lorene Lindsey is among a group of 11 area leaders who were selected to be members of the Metro Atlanta Transportation Roundtable. ]]>http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9383210http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9383210 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:42:00 GMTThree political newcomers and one incumbent are vying for the chance to take office in Holly Springs. ]]>http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9383254http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9383254 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:40:11 GMTDowntown Canton parking rule violators will likely see higher fines, but a proposal for speed humps has hit a bump in the road. ]]>http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/home/headlines/102236749.htmlhttp://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/home/headlines/102236749.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:36:00 GMTLeaders in Lilburn are hoping a proposed sports complex will bring economic development to the city. ]]>http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9391870http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9391870 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:34:17 GMTA new face will soon join the Woodstock City Council. Tessa Basford, who lives in Deer Run, is a shoo-in to succeed Steve Faris for the Ward 6 seat as a result of his resignation. ]]>http://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102307574.htmlhttp://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102307574.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:14:04 GMTFor five months, Historical Jonesboro/Clayton County, Inc., has been offering citizens a chance to be a part of the city’s Streetscape project, by purchasing commemorative bricks, which will eventually line South Main Street. ]]>http://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102307364.htmlhttp://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102307364.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:13:05 GMTThe City of College Park is scheduled to host the Fourth Annual College Park Cityfest on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Georgia International Convention Center, in College Park.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/high-tech-cameras-are-607594.html?cxtype=rss_news_81966http://www.ajc.com/news/high-tech-cameras-are-607594.html?cxtype=rss_news_81966 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:47:19 GMTPolice departments throughout metro Atlanta are increasingly turning to new video camera technology – in parks, parking lots, walking trails and roadways – to keep people from running afoul of the law.]]>http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/imkers-eye-splost-piehttp://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/imkers-eye-splost-pie Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:40:47 GMTThe 3-2 vote last week to completely eliminate Peachtree City’s $35,000 funding for the Development Authority of Peachtree City was taken by some authority members as an insult to their work as volunteers and their stewardship over a meager $35,000 budget.]]>http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/imkers-eye-splost-piehttp://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/imkers-eye-splost-pie Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:40:15 GMTPeachtree City Councilman Eric Imker is hoping to pry more transportation funds from the Fayette County Commission’s share of the county’s now-expired five year sales tax proceeds.]]>http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-03-184148.114126-sub_Johns_Creek_in_transition.htmlhttp://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-03-184148.114126-sub_Johns_Creek_in_transition.html Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:36:13 GMTJohns Creek City Manager John Kachmar gave an update last week of what's going on in the city – and what residents and business owners can look forward to this fall and in the near future.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/snellville-to-repair-4-606436.html?cxtype=rss_news_81991http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/snellville-to-repair-4-606436.html?cxtype=rss_news_81991 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:35:30 GMTSnellville City Hall has been a source of pride for Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer.]]>http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/council-approves-cvbs-budgethttp://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/council-approves-cvbs-budget Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:28:32 GMTThursday night the Peachtree City Council unanimously approved the $532,021 proposed budget for the city’s newly-named Convention and Visitors Bureau, formerly known as the Peachtree City Tourism Association.]]>http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/resident-asks-caution-new-walgreens-sizehttp://www.thecitizen.com/articles/09-03-2010/resident-asks-caution-new-walgreens-size Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:27:50 GMTA Peachtree City resident Thursday night urged the Peachtree City Council to do all it can to control the size of the new Walgreens drugstore that will be built at the intersection of Ga. Highway 54 and Peachtree Parkway.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/roswell-publishes-guide-to-606306.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/roswell-publishes-guide-to-606306.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:27:11 GMTRoswell has published its first guide to city services.]]>http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102119339.htmlhttp://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102119339.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:44:14 GMTThe Buford City Commission took its next step Wednesday night in bringing the Buford Town Park Community Center/Theater to reality.]]>http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102119494.htmlhttp://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102119494.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:41:57 GMTA work session has been scheduled for Sept. 14 that will serve as a kind of brainstorming session for city officials. The topic is how to pay for residents’ sanitation services. Currently, the city pays about $310,000 for solid waste costs and collects only about $150,000 to offset that cost. ]]>http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9366193http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9366193 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:59:54 GMTWest Pines Golf Course is faring better than some in the metro area but is still not as strong as the city would like, said City Manager Bill Osborne.]]>http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-02-184114.114126-sub_Roswell_revokes_liquor_licenses.htmlhttp://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-02-184114.114126-sub_Roswell_revokes_liquor_licenses.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:46:53 GMTAt an Aug. 30 called meeting, the Roswell City Council took the sternest measures possible against two city restaurants by revoking their liquor licenses.]]>http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-02-184113.114126-sub_Police_chief_leads_Roswells_early_retirees.htmlhttp://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2010-09-02-184113.114126-sub_Police_chief_leads_Roswells_early_retirees.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:45:07 GMTRoswell Police Chief Edwin Williams and Human Resources Director Diane Whitfield will take early retirement as offered by the city along with more than a score of other city employees.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/alpharetta-to-consider-buying-605628.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/alpharetta-to-consider-buying-605628.html?cxtype=rss_news_81960 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:43:41 GMTThe Alpharetta City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday night on whether to purchase 25 more Tasers for the city police department.]]>http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102030908.htmlhttp://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/localnews/headlines/102030908.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:40:26 GMTThe Lawrenceville City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed the first readings of zoning ordinance changes that would require the airport operator and other aviation businesses at Gwinnett County’s Briscoe Field to obtain special-use permits to operate in the city limits.]]>http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9353298http://cherokeetribune.com/bookmark/9353298 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:02:07 GMTHolly Springs will have a city election this fall, but Woodstock and Ball Ground won't. Qualifying ended on Wednesday for city council races in Ball Ground and Woodstock, but continues through Friday in Holly Springs.]]>http://mdjonline.com/bookmark/9355090http://mdjonline.com/bookmark/9355090 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:00:42 GMTPowder Springs Mayor Pat Vaughn insisted Wednesday that her city has no intention of taking a resident's outbuilding on which code officers recently noted 35 violations.]]>http://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102034958.htmlhttp://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102034958.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:59:40 GMTFor the second year in a row, acclaimed electric violinist, Ken Ford, will headline the City of Lovejoy’s annual Fall Fest, taking place two Saturdays from now. ]]>http://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102034873.htmlhttp://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/102034873.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:58:41 GMTThe City of Atlanta has reached a leasing agreement with Delta Air Lines, AirTran Airways and Atlantic Southeast Airlines, aimed at ensuring continued efficiency and growth at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, said a city spokeswoman. ]]>http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9351221http://times-georgian.com/bookmark/9351221 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:57:01 GMTThe city council will again consider a resolution regarding the opening of its Bright Star Road Connector.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/can-sports-facility-transform-604961.html?cxtype=rss_news_81991http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/can-sports-facility-transform-604961.html?cxtype=rss_news_81991 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:16:42 GMTLilburn is a town in desperation. With no movie theaters, sporting goods stores, fine dining or hotels, many residents drive out of the city just to buy shoes or grab a bite to eat.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/possible-city-hall-east-604675.html?cxtype=rss_news_81966http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/possible-city-hall-east-604675.html?cxtype=rss_news_81966 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:13:26 GMTThe proposed sale of City Hall East has Santa looking for new digs.]]>http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/building-renovations-could-lead-604422.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/building-renovations-could-lead-604422.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:10:24 GMTDecatur residents -- who already pay some of the highest taxes in the state -- agreed four years ago to tax themselves even more.]]>