Atlanta,  Beltline,  Public Scams

More on the Beltline scam

September 27, 2006 /

From today’s AJC

Mason owns 5 miles of the proposed Beltline in northeast Atlanta. He had offered about half of his land to Atlanta for the Beltline network of transit, trails and parks. Atlanta planners rejected his offer and instead offered him a deal in which he would have donated his land to Atlanta in exchange for the right to develop about 2,000 residences anywhere in the city.

What is amazing is that this is going on in public. He sells the land in exchange for permits? How is that not every definition of graft?

One Comment

  • Nick

    September 27, 2006 at 10:40 pm

    I have some friends who are very active in trying to get word out about the beltline. I took the insanely long survey, but I’m nothing but skeptical. I doubt Atlanta government can pull it off.