Longtime resident tells zoning committee Atlanta must fix housing access and outreach
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Brother Anthony Mohammed, a resident who said he has lived in the area for decades, told the committee that housing authority processes and city sign-up systems are excluding longtime residents and urged fair treatment and better access to information and copies of materials.
Brother Anthony Mohammed addressed the committee during public comment, saying he has lived in the community for about 30 years and raising concerns about access to housing and the city's outreach processes.
Mohammed told the committee that people in his residential neighborhood do not have sufficient access to housing resources and that city systems meant to notify or register residents are not functioning for his community. He said staff and offices declined to provide paper copies he requested and that online sign-up systems "are not working." He urged the committee to change how the city handles outreach and to treat longtime residents fairly, saying, "Things have to change in this city of Atlanta." Mohammed also referenced national political topics before returning to his main complaint about local services.
The committee acknowledged his remarks; no formal action or staff directive specific to Mohammed's comments was recorded during the meeting.