ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is asking the Atlanta City Council to authorize and initiate condemnation proceedings on five blighted properties in the city. For that request, city officials have asked for a specially called City Council meeting in the coming weeks to consider the proposed resolutions. Channel 2’s Richard Elliot will bring you the latest developments on this new push to address blight in Atlanta, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News at 4. The proposed legal action is part of the city’s Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative, a broader initiative focused on reducing long-standing neighborhood disinvestment. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] If approved, the resolutions would authorize the mayor or his designee to begin formal condemnation procedures under state law. The five properties targeted for potential condemnation are located at: Dickens emphasized that addressing distressed properties is necessary to protect surrounding neighborhoods. “Blight is more than an abandoned building or neglected property. Blight affects quality of life, safety and economic opportunity of the families who live around it,” Dickens said. “Our Administration is using every appropriate tool available to us to address properties that have remained distressed for far too long.” Dickens said the new push for action on blighted buildings was to help protect residents and make sure every Atlanta community benefited from the investments coming the city. Under…
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