Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens issued an executive order Monday to halt the redevelopment of Wellstar’s Atlanta Medical Center after it closes in November.
The order directs the city’s planning department to reject applications for rezoning, building permits and other moves that his office says may be premature in assessing the needs of Old Fourth Ward and the city. But what’s next for the property?
On this edition of “Closer Look,” Atlanta City Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari talks about the impact of the AMC closure and what hopes they have for the moratorium in directing the future of the site.
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