Board of Commissioners, June 17, 2026
Approves Affordable housing conversion downtown Atlanta (66 units), 5-0
What happened
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners meeting on 2026-06-17 contained no zoning or land-use entitlement decisions; business was dominated by justice-system and utility-infrastructure updates plus several affordable-housing and historic-preservation grants funded from the Wests…
- Jurisdiction
- Fulton County, GA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 14 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 5-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 14
Reappointment of Melinda Kaplan to Board of Tax Assessors
Commissioner Barrett nominated Melinda Kaplan to a full board reappointment to the Fulton County Board of Tax Assessors, term ending June 30, 2030. Added as an emergency item (5-0) then approved 5-0.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners meeting on 2026-06-17 contained no zoning or land-use entitlement decisions; business was dominated by justice-system and utility-infrastructure updates plus several affordable-housing and historic-preservation grants funded from the Wests…
Key Decisions (14)
Reappointment of Melinda Kaplan to Board of Tax Assessors
AML list updates (finance)
Landscape and lawn care services spending increase
Copy paper and related supplies purchasing
Firewall networking equipment upgrade
Telecommunication services statewide contract ($3M)
Telecommunication services statewide contract ($500K)
Georgia Hope behavioral health contract extension
Grant for restoration of Georgetown/Gracetown Hamilton Homes
Affordable housing conversion downtown Atlanta (66 units)
Affordable housing English Avenue (20 units)
Grant for Andrew Young International Institute site preparation
Advanced Metering Infrastructure implementation update
Contract for Sheriff's Office wellness/mental health support
Development Activity (4)
Affordable housing conversion in downtown Atlanta (66 units)
Residential
English Avenue 20-unit affordable multifamily development
Residential
Andrew Young International Institute for Peace and Reconciliation
Institutional
George Towns and Grace Towns Hamilton Homes restoration
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Fulton County is deploying Westside TAD funds to convert 66…
Infrastructure
The county water system (~80,000 meters, north of the Chattahoochee)…
Commercial Demand
Roswell native and downtown/Vine City historic-preservation and institutional projects (Andrew…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 5 commissioners, 4 staff members, and 5 members of the public.
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