City council OK Falcons stadium, bond issue put on hold

The Atlanta Falcons bid to build a new stadium cleared one last hurdle Monday night.

The Atlanta City Council voted 11-4 to approve the construction of the $1 billion facility, with at least $200 million worth of bonds financed with public money.  

Still, the pace of building the new stadium will slow down some.  Click on the links of the following articles below to find out why, courtesy of the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Atlanta City Council approves stadium

Falcons stadium takes a breather

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Deal to announce new DeKalb school board members Wednesday

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal will announce the names of six new DeKalb County school board members Wednesday.  That move comes after Deal removed six sitting board members from office recently.

Click here for the full story, courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Falcons, City of Atlanta reach deal on new stadium

The Atlanta Falcons are one step closer to getting a new stadium.

The Falcons and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed reached a deal on Thursday that paves the way for construction of a $1 billion facility that will be built next to the Georgia Dome.  The agreement must still get final approval from the Atlanta City Council.

Read more here at 11alive.com/WXIA-TV Atlanta.


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