As water main repairs continued around Atlanta and large swaths of the city went without drinkable water, signs appeared on the Beltline over the weekend asking, “Has anyone seen or heard from Mayor Andre Dickens?”
Several days into the ongoing water disruptions, Dickens continues to face questions and criticism over his initial public response to the emergency.
The mayor issued a public statement nearly 24 hours after the city announced the first water main break on Friday. Text messages notifying residents about the boil water advisory from NotifyATL, the city’s mass emergency messaging system, did not go out until after noon on Saturday, nearly 21 hours after it first went into effect.
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