Friday, May 2, 2008
News City's Dept. of Planning lays off 38 workers
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Fri, May 2, 2008 at 5:56 PM
The city's Department of Planning and Community Development — which oversees the bureaus of buildings, planning, code compliance and housing in Atlanta — was ordered to lay off 38 workers on Thursday per Mayor Shirley Franklin's suggestions to alleviate the city's budget shortfall. The department also eliminated 12 vacant positions, a spokesperson says.
It's still too early to determine how the lay offs and budget crunch will affect projects, the spokesperson says. The Connect Atlanta Plan, the city's first-ever comprehensive transportation plan, is being designed by consultants, not city employees, and will not be affected.
Still waiting to get back what duties were eliminated and whether it was an across-the-board cut or focused on lower-level employees.
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