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The director reported that in the most recent environmental court cycle the city had \"over 80 cases\" heard in June. On demolitions, the director said one property has been demolished in Ward 5 on Cedar Circle and two demolition permits are being approved for properties on Third Street plus one on K Street.

Why it matters: Code enforcement activity, including demolitions and environmental-court filings, affects neighborhood conditions, property values and the pace of nuisance abatement. The director framed demolitions as one tool used to revitalize neighborhoods.

Details recorded in the meeting
- Code Compliance will be at the Star Park back-to-school event; two new officers joined the department and it is “fully staffed.”
- Environmental court: the department had over 80 cases heard in June.
- Demolitions: one demolition in Ward 5 (Cedar Circle); two demolition permits pending on Third Street and one on K Street.

What was not recorded: The transcript does not include property addresses beyond street names, demolition timelines, court outcomes for specific cases, or estimated remediation costs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","July 2025 Ward Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The city’s code compliance director said staff is fully staffed, will attend a back-to-school event and reported more than 80 environmental court cases heard in June; the director also said one demolition occurred in Ward 5 and three more demolition permits are in process.","taxTitle","Forest Park, Clayton County, Georgia","taxId",55072,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478490,"Forest Park officials tout finance awards, new transparency dashboard and city center plan",295,952275,1248165,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5708877-f5b410b1ed3a3e41be64a9582f3ca97d&start=952&end=1248","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5708877-f5b410b1ed3a3e41be64a9582f3ca97d/thumbnail_952275.jpg","/articles/6478490/Forest-Park/Clayton-County/Georgia/Forest-Park-officials-tout-finance-awards-new-transparency-dashboard-and-city-center-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478490-c088017fa5a2dc524b10c230e19e99f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200018&Signature=Jek9ZnPih68KH6HRd2QxMSfUTN68Q862jybzzf0o~iAVajOIvJ15meJsgKCXGbbJo1YoIrJmBTCy307acdMX4z0KNqNUINvDHaB3PBM91G0kkSkXz51aqERiz~w~JPIyTcRKdRSz39M7BOzniG-YuqDM4KomvlW2CcmziRsoccuZPx6EGK6V-vdcFknjhTNnuXQI7zTsGVkN-Xy28I-4fbnda83T6q7c27~SagoSz1vG-lr8lujyAXCsCly6sZ9mps-XDTgmJ8MKgnhnlOUi4P~QffUfivQlQI9Nlju-MmzQMSjpvTsxJ1PH3yqtnmCmHIV559Uf-4WHMQr2V4d~~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Finance Director John Wiggins reported performance items for the fiscal year ending in June, including a reported annual tax collection rate of about 93.55 percent. Wiggins said the accounts payable unit issued 499 checks in June, of which 257 were regular checks and 211 were processed through ACH.

Wiggins told the Ward 1 meeting the finance department is in the process of receiving a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting and that the procurement department received a national procurement award.

City Manager Clark framed the department achievements as part of an “operational efficiency” effort and announced the city will launch a public reporting dashboard to display budget numbers, contract expirations and capital projects. “Next Monday…this government will be the first in Clayton County to actually have a reporting dashboard that reports where our budget numbers are, where our contracts are, what are the contracts that are expiring, as well as what are some of those capital projects that are coming down the pipeline,” Clark said.

Clark also updated attendees on a city center project: the city center is “completely finished” in design, undergoing value engineering and is slated to break ground sometime in the fourth quarter of the year; he described it as about 100,000 square feet to house city departments under one roof.

Why it matters: The finance recognitions and the planned transparency dashboard are presented as part of an administrative push to improve efficiency and public access to financial and contract information. The meeting included performance metrics (tax collection rate and check counts), but did not include a full audited financial report in the transcript.

Other details recorded
- Tax collection rate: approximately 93.55% for the fiscal year ending June (Finance Director John Wiggins).
- Accounts payable checks issued in June: 499 total; 257 regular checks; 211 ACH payments.
- City budget referenced by City Manager Clark as $48,000,000 (quoted as the city’s largest budget).
- The city plans a public transparency dashboard launch and a city center project targeted for Q4 groundbreaking.

What was not recorded: The transcript did not include the city’s audited CAFR, the procurement award documentation, a formal budget vote in the Ward 1 meeting, nor procurement contract details.","City Manager Clark and Finance Director John Wiggins reported a certificate of achievement for financial reporting, a national procurement award, plans for a public budgeting dashboard and a 100,000-square-foot city center slated for fourth-quarter groundbreaking; Planning staff also said the PCD Tyler system will open publicly after testing.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478495,"Forest Park economic development highlights Main Street events, workforce programs and business outreach",166,161425,328115,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5708877-f5b410b1ed3a3e41be64a9582f3ca97d&start=161&end=328","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5708877-f5b410b1ed3a3e41be64a9582f3ca97d/thumbnail_161425.jpg","/articles/6478495/Forest-Park/Clayton-County/Georgia/Forest-Park-economic-development-highlights-Main-Street-events-workforce-programs-and-business-outreach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478495-57412fe9c8436bedcd2452f39588986c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200018&Signature=NLzNu-cnkFhT9bgkUAK6b9xJwYPC2Z7sae6alheal8H4xHgRVktxbSqYw58LARBcLYOJDZHDrc19avrJ6RUYT-DhrKLNXhCmq53wpdTO68ir2sb14HevgB9DjHZHlSyKGHoKvsW72y4aNtLXq22FxF1XsjH~O8T0Jx~zOFoghBB-6XI8OFg4hPd~6oYEOeBpdZWp1h1LPTHWjhsGAm6nbpupbU6mmdyWQveYkmdSFUe5rYCs5O3X5Ed3mkREB2~P3OYVdC5Yl~yYIdLWJUhpT5eu8x0zTJpS2Bg3B7m3C4yAFs9gMQ6T7V1gEFX2lW~4w4Ior9jNOAF5RmoteVg67A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rochelle Dennis, interim director of Economic Development, gave a cluster of updates on downtown programming, business outreach and workforce development in Forest Park.

Dennis said upcoming Main Street events include a coffee-and-breakfast-yoga series on Aug. 23 and Sept. 20, a Longest Table event paired with Food Truck Friday on Oct. 5, and the second annual Blues on Main concert on Oct. 10. Staff are working on new light pole banners, a Main Street welcome sign and a public art installation for the corridor. The Forest Park Business Association breakfast is scheduled for Sept. 10, and the city plans an end-of-year business awards program for local firms.

On workforce development, Dennis said the city launched its first workforce development housing initiative and successfully matched a Forest Park firefighter into the program; staff are also planning a City of Forest Park job fair on Aug. 14 and continuing the city’s Elevate workforce program. “We have successfully launched and have moved in, a Forest Park firefighter into our very first leaf life initiative workforce development housing, here in the city,” Dennis said.

Dennis also noted the economic development office and the URA hosted a data center town hall at Fort Gillum to explain the proposed facility and respond to resident questions.

Why it matters: The city is using events, business outreach and workforce programs to support local businesses and connect residents to jobs and services. Many programs are in early stages and staff provided dates and program descriptions rather than budgets or impact metrics.

What the meeting did not detail: The transcript does not include budgets, participant counts, or evaluation metrics for the workforce programs and events. Dennis flagged further information would be available at informational tables and future reports.

Practical info: Main Street events (Aug. 23, Sept. 20, Oct. 5, Oct. 10), Business Association breakfast (Sept. 10) and City job fair (Aug. 14) were announced at the Ward 1 meeting.","Interim Economic Development Director Rochelle Dennis previewed Main Street events, a business awards program, workforce initiatives including a workforce housing placement for a firefighter, and a city job fair; staff also held a data center town hall to explain the Gillum Logistics Center project.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478500,"Forest Park planning staff to hear text amendment to allow EV chargers in nonresidential and multifamily zones",59,81710,141490,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5708877-f5b410b1ed3a3e41be64a9582f3ca97d&start=81&end=141","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5708877-f5b410b1ed3a3e41be64a9582f3ca97d/thumbnail_81710.jpg","/articles/6478500/Forest-Park/Clayton-County/Georgia/Forest-Park-planning-staff-to-hear-text-amendment-to-allow-EV-chargers-in-nonresidential-and-multifamily-zones","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478500-2eef20141fd6f9c8fd52124dfcb01962/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200018&Signature=N-vPtOi-mCowThwXKK~~Y7OU0dMVi5XvtlpBP3MvyqbXJ5XfL0m3C8i1Z4IsC6RdtyGBprzj1oceBUmHJwaMn2v6Q3zsfb0PRB0~rO-bgvk493SYbRblCv7GBrcIOaIyDvbFZWRDgDwMZJb2cBUGhbjcnZqGX2KFCkm5VI4ZAuUAcwLkDX7YbhiPhnLKP1zYvVk~8cEsK8foqiORT~7TVfEoTIl3~kwvb2nbphuDvIJRcuoGrrKibOwEzdtOcFDxZi2i3ERKIxsvSJBK-jywCQApl6pcmSx227T83QtiMsideJzUhjRjnwCxPKZLyX8~0BESm7T3LUhKcZB-WK2k9w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Director Dozier of Planning and Community Development said the department is testing a new Tyler-based online permit and service system and expects to open it to the public in a few weeks. “We are continuing our efforts in establishing the PCD online service system,” Director Dozier said.

Dozier also told the Ward 1 meeting that the planning department was hearing a text amendment to add electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations to the city code. “They'll be allowed in all nonresidential districts, and multifamily as well as public sites. So we will be hearing that ordinance this evening,” Director Dozier said.

Why it matters: Allowing EV charging in nonresidential, multifamily and public locations could expand charging access across Forest Park; the meeting transcript records the department’s notice that the ordinance would be heard but does not record a council vote or the ordinance’s final text.

Details from the meeting
- Planning and Community Development is using a new Tyler system internally and hopes to open it to the public after testing is finished in the next couple of weeks, Director Dozier said.
- Director Dozier announced a text amendment to allow EV charging stations in all nonresidential districts, multifamily zones and public sites; the transcript records that the ordinance would be heard that evening but does not include the ordinance language or a vote.

What the meeting did not record
- The transcript does not include the final ordinance language, any amendment language, a staff report, public comment specific to the amendment, or a vote on the text amendment.

Next steps: Planning staff indicated the ordinance would be heard at the meeting; interested residents should consult the city’s planning records or upcoming council packet for the ordinance text and any recorded vote.","Planning staff said a text amendment to permit electric vehicle charging stations in all nonresidential districts, multifamily zones and public sites will be heard at the meeting; staff expects to open a new online PCD service for public use in coming weeks.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478503,"Forest Park leaders describe planned Gillum Logistics data center, cite jobs and tax revenue",160,1457700,1617825,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5708877-f5b410b1ed3a3e41be64a9582f3ca97d&start=1457&end=1617","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5708877-f5b410b1ed3a3e41be64a9582f3ca97d/thumbnail_1457700.jpg","/articles/6478503/Forest-Park/Clayton-County/Georgia/Forest-Park-leaders-describe-planned-Gillum-Logistics-data-center-cite-jobs-and-tax-revenue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478503-764d17992c8f69b6ce463c2a929f5c5c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200018&Signature=W0LAW-VE00B36V21F0oNr8-UGEFsMeQBLrrrhgWb894ur5W3Lm1xQXij-yXF~dRGvWfl1nlAhvPaBeVrb1APJUE6xJ01myckP9IDzMmWL3VLePx6pNa9fHaiJ5zzFzgrXGjs0Y04hgSJR~L29J9KYvjw~P6b23Rj-jr5EkGfUb7Bnb~FMktOUhqU4wdo8im7pRxF7zgXjrMPr5Y6ncpP4YiYwPBv-3FiqEpqJIqNMxW4qIwUQ4iAnPpOogreCfK4Qt3tFox9fpaw8JkQUh4EEfDJikqTJJwaDL-WDIWeOzTxDahFIB~tMjSIG6FvhB3h-9CPlvWCEMucxtKHuKNxnw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Clark described a planned data center at the Gillum Logistics Center and said the city’s Urban Redevelopment Agency closed a nearly $14 million property deal for the site.

The project, Clark said, would be built by Digital Realty and is expected to bring more than $1 billion in overall economic activity. “It uses recyclable water. So once they fill it up, it's not going to take away from the pressures of the residents,” City Manager Clark said. He added that “there is no residential property within, I think you said, a 100 feet of where this data center would be.”

City Manager Clark and Economic Development staff told attendees the city held a town hall to explain the development’s technology and operations to residents concerned about noise, water use and other impacts. Clark said the data center’s cooling systems will be modern and comparable in noise to “the noise that comes off of a local fast food eatery.”

Why it matters: City officials framed the Gillum Logistics Center deal as a major economic development win for Forest Park that could expand the tax base through franchise fees, occupational taxes and other revenues. Clark estimated franchise fees the city receives from Georgia Power could total “close to $2,000,000 a year,” and said occupational taxes would add revenue, though he did not provide a detailed breakdown of projected jobs or timing.

Details officials gave
- The Urban Redevelopment Agency (URA) closed a property deal described by City Manager Clark as “nearly $14,000,000.”
- The planned data center developer identified in the meeting was Digital Realty.
- Clark said there would be no residential property within about 100 feet of the facility and that the site will use recycled water.
- City staff held a public town hall to explain data center technology and address community concerns.

What city officials did not say or that was not specified in the meeting
- The transcript does not record a finalized development agreement, a site plan, permits, specific job counts, a construction start date, or a timeline for completion.
- Clark said he did not know all end users for the facility.

Context and next steps: Economic development staff and the URA led outreach to explain the difference between older data-center technology and newer facilities that use closed cooling systems and recycled water, staff said. City officials did not provide a recorded vote or formal council action on the project in the Ward 1 meeting; they described outreach, agency negotiations and projected fiscal impacts.

The transcript excerpted for this report includes City Manager Clark’s comments summarizing the URA deal and the town hall discussion.","City officials described a proposed Digital Realty data center at the Gillum Logistics Center, saying the Urban Redevelopment Agency closed a nearly $14 million property deal and officials estimate the project’s economic impact could exceed $1 billion; city manager said the facility will use recycled water and is set back from residences.","actionData","errors"]

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Forest Park planning staff to hear text amendment to allow EV chargers in nonresidential and multifamily zones

Forest Park leaders describe planned Gillum Logistics data center, cite jobs and tax revenue