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Residents press council on sidewalks, street paving and planning data; city asked to follow up
Summary
Public commenters raised urgent requests for a sidewalk on Sylvan Road, repairs in Colonial Hills and better access to planning/zoning maps and crime statistics; council asked public works, power and planning staff to provide updates and fix website links.
Several East Point residents used the Feb. 3 public‑comment period to press the council for timely action on street paving, sidewalks, website access to planning records and clearer crime statistics.
Tom Wardlow, an East Point resident, asked whether funding and scheduling are in place for a sidewalk on Sylvan Road south of Cleveland (near the Walmart) and urged the council to complete the city manager hiring process so residents have a public point of contact for service questions: “Who do I go to to get my question answered?” Wardlow said.
Barbara Boyce, who identified herself as living on Saint Michael Avenue in the Colonial Hills section, said she has repeatedly asked for paving of her street and the neighborhood entrances and that prior outreach to Fulton County and the Georgia Department of Transportation had not resolved the matter. “I pay 1¢ sales tax,” Boyce told council; she asked why Colonial Hills does not receive the same paving attention as other parts of the city.
Eric Coleman, a resident, said the city’s planning and zoning web pages contain broken links and outdated zoning‑case maps. He asked staff to repair the “zoning cases” links and update the GeoPoint map so residents and property owners can find current case reports. Coleman also raised specific questions about the city police statistics and noted apparent discrepancies in homicide and clearance‑rate figures presented in the department’s communications.
Council and staff follow-up: Council members asked the public works director and the city power/arborist teams to inspect the tree/limb issues raised by Boyce and directed staff to produce a pavement/sidewalk status report. The city clerk was asked to add a copy of the Chevron public‑hearing posting to the agenda packet (requested earlier in the meeting). Council Member Shropshire said she has already requested updates from public works and asked staff to return with a comprehensive list of streets that have and have not been repaved under the city’s transportation funding programs.
Why this matters: Residents framed the issues as time‑sensitive public‑service matters — sidewalks and street paving affect safety and mobility; broken planning links limit public access to land‑use information; and accurate crime statistics matter for public trust and neighborhood safety planning.
