{"id":159738,"date":"2023-12-01T16:10:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=159738"},"modified":"2023-12-01T16:10:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:10:19","slug":"should-atlanta-spend-500000-to-support-the-homeless-at-hartsfield-jackson-international-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=159738","title":{"rendered":"Should Atlanta Spend $500,000 To Support The Homeless at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 <strong>The Gist:<\/strong> The Atlanta City Council is set to vote on a resolution to provide support services for homeless people who come to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, focusing on non-criminalization and welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>The Details:<\/strong> Councilmembers Andrea L. Boone, Marci Collier Overstreet, Michael Julian Bond, Matt Westmoreland, and Antonio Lewis have proposed a resolution urging the Airport General Manager to adopt a plan assisting homeless individuals at the airport. The plan includes an emergency procurement agreement with a service provider, capped at $500,000, to offer outreach and identify specific service needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf21\ufe0f <strong>In Context:<\/strong> Hartsfield-Jackson <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\/city\/Atlanta\"   title=\"Atlanta\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Atlanta<\/a> International Airport, owned and operated by the City of Atlanta, often becomes a shelter for unhoused individuals, especially in colder months. The domestic terminal is most affected. Atlanta&#8217;s proposed policy refrains from criminalizing homelessness, focusing instead on providing support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Why It Matters:<\/strong> This resolution reflects a broader challenge faced by many cities regarding homelessness. It underscores Atlanta&#8217;s commitment to addressing homelessness with compassion and practical solutions, balancing the needs of unhoused individuals with the safety and welfare of airport travelers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>What&#8217;s Next?:<\/strong> Post-vote, the Airport General Manager is expected to present a plan or alternative strategy to the Transportation Committee within 30 days, detailing how to mitigate the presence of unhoused individuals at the airport while providing them necessary support.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcf0 The Gist: The Atlanta City Council is set to vote on a resolution to provide support services for homeless people who come to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, focusing on non-criminalization and welfare. \ud83d\udd0d The Details: Councilmembers Andrea L. Boone, Marci Collier Overstreet, Michael Julian Bond, Matt Westmoreland, and Antonio Lewis have proposed a resolution [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10952],"tags":[9764],"class_list":["post-159738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-know","tag-hartsfield-jackson","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=159738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=159738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=159738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=159738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}