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Wants to create a workforce development program to provide education for people looking for work and connect them with local small businesses.

- Wants to create a workforce development program to provide education for people looking for work and connect them with local small businesses.

Public Services

As of May 15, 2025, Byron Amos’s website did not contain information on this issue.

COVID

Said, "I would like to see our City budget change such that it commits funds to the things that the City truly

needs to survive and grow. People sometimes say, to see what a company cares about show me your

- Said, "I would like to see our City budget change such that it commits funds to the things that the City truly
needs to survive and grow. People sometimes say, to see what a company cares about show me your
budget."

City Budget

Wants to start an Eviction Help Center to help individuals in danger of losing their homes and to provide resources for property owners.

Supports expanding the city's anti-displacement initiative.

Plans to use real estate "owned by the City of Atlanta, APS, the Atlanta BeltLine and the Atlanta Housing Authority to create new affordable communities."

- Wants to start an Eviction Help Center to help individuals in danger of losing their homes and to provide resources for property owners.
- Supports expanding the city's anti-displacement initiative.
- Plans to use real estate "owned by the City of Atlanta, APS, the Atlanta BeltLine and the Atlanta Housing Authority to create new affordable communities."

Housing & Urban Development

Wants the city's police force to reach 2,000 active officers.

Said, "I will bring new focus on ensuring that the 500 repeat offenders who commit a disproportionate amount of crime are appropriately sentenced by the Judge."

Supports relying more on youth intervention programs.

Plans to increase housing available for police officers to promote more community-level policing.

Supports expanding the use of video cameras and license plate readers to improve crime monitoring.

- Wants the city's police force to reach 2,000 active officers.
- Said, "I will bring new focus on ensuring that the 500 repeat offenders who commit a disproportionate amount of crime are appropriately sentenced by the Judge."
- Supports relying more on youth intervention programs.
- Plans to increase housing available for police officers to promote more community-level policing.
- Supports expanding the use of video cameras and license plate readers to improve crime monitoring.

Public Safety

Supports the expansion of MARTA and wants to review the proposed lists of projects.

Said, "I believe that the leadership failed our residents by not supporting the projects that were immediately needed and that was not the best investment of taxpayers’ dollars."

Promises to try and clear the backlog of all transportation and infrastructure projects.

- Supports the expansion of MARTA and wants to review the proposed lists of projects.
- Said, "I believe that the leadership failed our residents by not supporting the projects that were immediately needed and that was not the best investment of taxpayers’ dollars."
- Promises to try and clear the backlog of all transportation and infrastructure projects.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Said, "\[s\]ome of the \[z\]oning recommendations that are being presented by the Atlanta City Design appears to be an assault on single-family neighborhoods."

- Said, "\[s\]ome of the \[z\]oning recommendations that are being presented by the Atlanta City Design appears to be an assault on single-family neighborhoods."

Zoning

Byron Amos

CCDR 9.30.21

CCDR 12.31.20

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CCDR 6.30.21

CCDR 6.30.2020

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Plans to address abandoned and blighted properties.

Wants to increase the number of green spaces and parks in the district and address existing food deserts.

- Plans to address abandoned and blighted properties.
- Wants to increase the number of green spaces and parks in the district and address existing food deserts.

As of May 15, 2025, Erika Estrada’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to give more funding to small businesses and nonprofits.

Plans to create partnerships among private, public and community organizations to increase access to training, mentorship and money for existing and new small businesses.

- Wants to give more funding to small businesses and nonprofits.
- Plans to create partnerships among private, public and community organizations to increase access to training, mentorship and money for existing and new small businesses.

Supports finding long-term funding sources to "address housing affordability long-term and immediately prevent displacement devastating many of our legacy residents and families."

- Supports finding long-term funding sources to "address housing affordability long-term and immediately prevent displacement devastating many of our legacy residents and families."

Plans to advocate for legislation that increases accountability and enhances training for first responders.

- Plans to advocate for legislation that increases accountability and enhances training for first responders.

Erika Estrada

- 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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