Buckhead safety task force approved by Council

Mary Norwood, Atlanta City Council District 8, and Bob Stoner, Livable Buckhead Board Chair

The Atlanta City Council on Tuesday approved the creation of a task force focused on crime in Buckhead, which newly-elected Councilperson Mary Norwood put forth. The legislation creates the Buckhead Public Safety Task Force with aims to provide enhanced coordination between existing law enforcement agencies and Buckhead neighborhood groups. The resolution kicks off Councilperson Norwood’s return to Atlanta City Council and places Buckhead’s anxiety towards public safety at the forefront in the Atlanta City Council Chambers.

The Buckhead Safety Task Force will provide heightened coordination between law enforcement agencies and neighborhood groups, including Livable Buckhead. Norwood’s proposal supports and expands previous public safety intervention proposals, including the Buckhead Security Plan that was created by the Buckhead CID.

The Buckhead Public Task Force will include designees from the following groups:

Local and State Law Enforcement Agencies:

 – Atlanta Police Department chief

 – Atlanta Police Foundation CEO

 – Fulton County district attorney

 – Fulton County sheriff

 – Georgia Bureau of Investigation

 – Georgia State Patrol

Atlanta City Council:

 – District 7 city councilmember

 – District 8 city councilmember

Neighborhood Groups:

Multi-Agency Criminal Enterprise Task Force

 – Community Action Committee

 – Neighborhood Planning Unit A

 – Neighborhood Planning Unit B

 – Neighborhood Planning Unit C

 – Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods

 – Buckhead Coalition

 – Livable Buckhead

 – Buckhead Community Improvement District

 – Buckhead Business Association