On Tuesday, April 30th we rounded out our #EarthMonth celebration with the official launch of the Georgia Sierra Club Clean Energy for All Civic Dinners series.
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On October 23rd, the Center for Civic Innovation held a live event with representatives from the State of Georgia, City of Atlanta, Fulton County, and Atlanta Public Schools to talk about the questions included on the November 6, 2018 ballot.
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In November of 2016, 72% of Atlanta voters approved a half-penny sales tax — expected to raise $2.5 billion over the next 40 years — in order to expand and improve public transportation in Atlanta. Recently, MARTA released a list of proposed projects which has elicited strong opinions from many residents.
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It was standing-room only as more than 300 community members attended the briefing to hear project updates, ask questions, and listen to a panel discussion concerning equity on the BeltLine, led by the Center for Civic Innovation’s Executive Director Rohit Malhotra.
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With rising concerns about the state of Atlanta, audience members were eager to know how the City can be held accountable to its proposed budget in addition to how citizens can become more involved in the budget process. Cynthia Searcy noted that the city provides monthly expenditure reports to the public but could increase its accountability by linking its spending to tangible outcomes through a performance-based approach.
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On Monday, October 30, 2017, the Center for Civic Innovation hosted an interactive forum with the Atlanta mayoral candidates. The sold-out forum, hosted at Dad's Garage, brought out more than 200 attendees and prompted watch parties across the city. The theme of the evening was community engagement and the forum was treated as a job interview for the office of mayor.
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