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12.31.2020 CCDR 1.8.21

12.31.2020 CCDR 1.8.21 Amended

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1.31.2021 CCDR 2.5.2021

4.30.2021 CCDR 5.6.2021

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His policy platform and priorities are identical to his platform and priorities from his 2017 campaign.

Believes the biggest issues facing Atlanta are income inequality, disparate health outcomes, racial and social justice and housing instability.

Wants to promote health centers, public art and walkable communities.

As a city council member, he voted for Atlanta's first ever economic mobility plan to focus on underserved communities, attracting middle-wage jobs and building wealth in communities of color.

As a city council member, he worked to move all city employees to $15 an hour minimum.

- His policy platform and priorities are identical to his platform and priorities from his 2017 campaign. 
- Believes the biggest issues facing Atlanta are income inequality, disparate health outcomes, racial and social justice and housing instability.
- Wants to promote health centers, public art and walkable communities. 
- As a city council member, he voted for Atlanta's first ever economic mobility plan to focus on underserved communities, attracting middle-wage jobs and building wealth in communities of color. 
- As a city council member, he worked to move all city employees to $15 an hour minimum.

Public Services

As of May 14, 2025, Matt Westmoreland’s website did not contain information on this issue.

COVID

Atlanta Bike Coalition

Voted in favor of the city's current budget for 2022.

Wants more funding for public safety, parks, recreation, green space and transportation projects.

As a member of the Board of Education, he chaired the Budget Commission and led efforts to cut waste, increase teacher pay, allocate funds based on student need and director more funding to the classroom without raising property taxes.

- Voted in favor of the city's current budget for 2022. 
- Wants more funding for public safety, parks, recreation, green space and transportation projects. 
- As a member of the Board of Education, he chaired the Budget Commission and led efforts to cut waste, increase teacher pay, allocate funds based on student need and director more funding to the classroom without raising property taxes.

City Budget

Wants to make sure housing is affordable long-term.

As a city council member, he voted for a ban on investors harassing longtime residents to pressure them to sell their homes in gentrifying areas.

As a city council member, he helped pass a $100 million housing bond to build and preserve 3,500 units of affordable housing.

- Wants to make sure housing is affordable long-term. 
- As a city council member, he voted for a ban on investors harassing longtime residents to pressure them to sell their homes in gentrifying areas. 
- As a city council member, he helped pass a $100 million housing bond to build and preserve 3,500 units of affordable housing.

Housing & Urban Development

Saporta Report

Atlanta Intown Paper

Wants to build fully-staffed, well-trained, competitively-paid and community-focused police and fire departments.

Wants to build a new police training center. He said, "this city absolutely needs a new public safety training center. The current facility is atrocious ... I'm sensitive to concerns people have raised over the proposed location."

As a city council member, he supported building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.

As a city council member, he worked to raise pay 30% for police officers.

As a city council member, he worked to end Atlanta's cash bail system for non-violent offenders.

As a city council member, donated tens of thousands of dollars of his office's funds to the "Buckhead Security Plan" to fund private security patrols and surveillance camera systems. The plan was developed by the Atlanta Police Foundation and relies on private donations.

- Wants to build fully-staffed, well-trained, competitively-paid and community-focused police and fire departments. 
- Wants to build a new police training center. He said, "this city absolutely needs a new public safety training center. The current facility is atrocious ... I'm sensitive to concerns people have raised over the proposed location." 
- As a city council member, he supported building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.
- As a city council member, he worked to raise pay 30% for police officers. 
- As a city council member, he worked to end Atlanta's cash bail system for non-violent offenders.
- As a city council member, donated tens of thousands of dollars of his office's funds to the "Buckhead Security Plan" to fund private security patrols and surveillance camera systems. The plan was developed by the Atlanta Police Foundation and relies on private donations.

Public Safety

Believes transportation and mobility are key to creating economic opportunity and closing the racial wealth gap.

Wants to "design a framework that gets people ... out of our cars one that fully supports the transit-dependent residents in our city."

Wants to make streets safer for people biking, walking, on scooters and on wheelchairs.

Proposes to remove laws that allow for over-policing of walking, biking and rising transit, including crossing the street outside of a crosswalk.

- Believes transportation and mobility are key to creating economic opportunity and closing the racial wealth gap. 
- Wants to "design a framework that gets people ... out of our cars - one that fully supports the transit-dependent residents in our city." 
- Wants to make streets safer for people biking, walking, on scooters and on wheelchairs. 
- Proposes to remove laws that allow for over-policing of walking, biking and rising transit, including crossing the street outside of a crosswalk.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Atlanta City Council

Wants to encourage density while protecting tree-covered neighborhoods.

Proposed zoning changes that would reclassifying some single family residential districts in the city to multi-family use districts.

- Wants to encourage density while protecting tree-covered neighborhoods.
- Proposed zoning changes that would reclassifying some single family residential districts in the city to multi-family use districts.

Zoning

Matt Westmoreland

September 30

Oct report

Wants to "annex Buckhead." She said, "people will still be coming to Buckhead, and the taxes with skyrocket to pay for all the added Big Governmental costs. Instead of adding costs, be more efficient and effective."

Plans to provide "economic sustainability for those seeking careers."

- Wants to "annex Buckhead." She said, "people will still be coming to Buckhead, and the taxes with skyrocket to pay for all the added Big Governmental costs. Instead of adding costs, be more efficient and effective."
- Plans to provide "economic sustainability for those seeking careers."

As of May 14, 2025, Sonya Russell-Ofchus’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to make a plan to address housing displacement for those priced out.

Plans to make the city a more affordable and sustainable place to live.

- Wants to make a plan to address housing displacement for those priced out. 
- Plans to make the city a more affordable and sustainable place to live.

Said, "I have seen our city endue a high increase in crime and low morale between the police and the communities."

Wants to rebuild trust between community members and the police.

As a police officer, she said she worked "to remove drugs off the streets ... with the Weed and Seed Program."

- Said, "I have seen our city endue a high increase in crime and low morale between the police and the communities." 
- Wants to rebuild trust between community members and the police. 
- As a police officer, she said she worked "to remove drugs off the streets ... with the Weed and Seed Program."

Sonya Russell-Ofchus

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 

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