Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman was one of the thousands of Atlanta residents impacted by the city’s water outage, following water main breaks over the weekend.
Shipman says he was frustrated as the top leader of the city council. Not just because of the lack of access to clean water, but also with the communication among city officials.
Mayor Andre Dickens has faced criticism from residents over his delayed response to the issue. His first statement on the outage came over 24 hours after the first main break.
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