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Council approves abandonment of portion of Wilkes Circle to support Bowen Homes redevelopment
Summary
The Transportation Committee voted 6–0 to approve an ordinance transferring a portion of public right‑of‑way around the Bowen Homes site to facilitate redevelopment financed in part by a $40 million HUD Choice Neighborhoods grant.
The Atlanta City Council Transportation Committee voted 6–0 on Jan. 15 to approve an ordinance authorizing the city to abandon a portion of Wilkes Circle and related rights of way adjacent to the Bowen Homes site and to accept an in‑kind donation of reconfigured street improvements from Atlanta Housing.
The ordinance — introduced as Item 124‑01661 — authorizes the mayor or designee to execute a quitclaim deed conveying the abandoned roadway and waives appraisal requirements in section 138‑9 of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances for this transaction. The caption describes the abandoned area as approximately 95,280 square feet and says the quitclaim deed will be executed to the Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta.
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