Remarks by Dana Barrett
158 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 7 of 7
- Play at 3:17:44
“To be clear, the mocking of the way i spoke when i addressed this issue is what i am referring to that was done twice within the vice chair's comments if no one else agrees that it is a violation of decorum to mock a fellow commissioner then so be it i will withdraw my request i will withdraw my motion but at the end of the day that's not how we should treat each other i am sorry that you don't like that i am you know determined to support the full 3 million being delivered to the recipients of art grants in 2026. I would disagree that I don't also vehemently oppose or stand for other things…”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 4:03:42
“That's fine with me. I'm happy to have you as a co-sponsor. Okay, so on 260413, the one before us right now, this is for Folio House. It's a pretty cool project, actually. We already approved phase one of this as a board, which was the old historic Atlanta Journal Constitution Building, or Atlanta Constitution Building, rather, and this is the affordable housing piece of that project. So it's on the currently vacant and adjacent lot right there. It's not displacing anybody. It's great for downtown. And so we're combining historic preservation with affordable housing. It's close to transit.…”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 4:05:26
“Thank you. This resolution is to approve the release of $50,000 of our Westside Tad Increment. This one is really around supporting local small business, but also has a historic preservation aspect. This is the Muses building in downtown Atlanta. There are several vacant stores there. This will help get those populated. And then there are some existing small businesses there. So the vacant spaces will be made available with first priority to local small businesses at an affordable rate. And the cool historic part is that one of these storefronts is 66 Peachtree, which was the location for the…”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 4:07:16
“Thank you. This resolution is for the release of $125,000 of our Westside TAD increment. This creates 194 jobs and provides opportunities to retain Georgia's high-tech talent here in state. This was a part of a sort of a collaborative bid by the state of Georgia, city of Atlanta, and Select Fulton to win this project over Westside. I think it was three other states, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Michigan. And so the package we put together included this grant and we're just excited to be a part of it and excited to have those jobs here in Fulton. So again, would appreciate your favorable…”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 4:08:43
“Yeah, Mr. Chairman, with all original intention put aside, I'd like to hold this for now. It's come to my attention that there are some questions about this one, so I'd like to go back to the drawing board, get some more information, and bring it back at a future meeting, if that's okay with everybody.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 4:31:54
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There's a lot to unpack here. And I think I want to start by saying that The idea of sort of rejecting the sort of ask that's out there that we extend all TADs, and now not all eight, but six TADs for 30 years without any more detail than that, is not acceptable. And so I'm in complete agreement with the idea of rejecting that very vague and high-level request of the extension for all the TADs. I sat, as everybody knows, I'm the person who sits on the Invest Atlanta board as our Fulton County representative. I sat in that same capacity on the NRI commission. and said…”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 4:36:21
“So I'm saying that only because my belief in the county attorney's office and our team's offices is that we would do the legally correct thing. We would not enter into an IGA that was breaking state law. in any way. And that in the context of any new IGA, we could certainly build in any of the things suggested here. For example, a cap or a different number of years or whatever it might be. So I I feel like I disagree with some of the assertions that you've made, Commissioner Ellis, in your comments today. The city council's resolution does not require a response from us. We're choosing to…”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 15, 2026
- Play at 4:39:59
“I am. I made a substitute motion to hold.”
Board of Commissioners · Jul 15, 2026