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Transportation committee favors renaming portion of Pryor Road for Michael Langford
Summary
After a public hearing with more than two dozen supporters, the Atlanta City Council Transportation Committee voted 5-0 to recommend renaming a portion of Pryor Road Southwest as Michael Langford Drive, attaching written confirmation from ATLDOT that code requirements were satisfied before forwarding the item to full council.
The Atlanta City Council Transportation Committee voted unanimously to favorably recommend renaming a section of Pryor Road Southwest as Michael Langford Drive after a public hearing in which family members, former colleagues and dozens of community members described Langford’s decades of service to youth and neighborhoods.
Supporters told the committee that Michael Langford — described repeatedly as a mentor to young people and a longtime community organizer — helped launch youth leadership programs and worked across city government…
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