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A public meeting hosted by the new owners of The Shops Buckhead Atlanta was held July 23 to garner input on the troubled retail, office and housing complex, and what its future might look like. The “town hall” at the complex was attended by at least 200 lo-
cal residents, who voiced concerns on everything from crime to parking to affordability. And The Shops eventually will be renamed yet again, for the fifth time in its 12year history, the new owner says. “We don’t want to go to stores that are more like museums to most of us,” one resident said at the town hall. “You leave with See ‘THE SHOPS’ on page 14
Two prominent Buckhead business groups are in disagreement about a proposal to test a self-driving shuttle bus at Lenox Square mall, with one driving ahead and the other hitting the brakes on funding the minimum $88,000 cost. A startup company called Local Motors is seeking pitches from metro Atlanta organizations to test its shuttle, dubbed the “Olli,” for a three-month trial run. The Buckhead Coalition has submitted an entry and has MARTA on board to fund half of the cost. But the Buckhead Community Improvement District declined a request to pay $41,500, with board members questioning the point of paying a startup to demonstrate unproven technology and its effect on an existing neighborhood shuttle system. “The Buckhead Coalition is not in a money-raising business, but will offer in-kind services and facilities, and will welcome any other sponsors,” said Sam Massell, the Buckhead Coalition’s president and former Atlanta mayor, in a written statement. “We think it’s beneficial to be introduced to tomorrow’s miracles, and still plan to pitch our proposal to the Olli manufacturers.” “I hate to be Debbie Downer, [but] I’m not going to get on this thing on a Saturday to go around Lenox Square,” said Thad Ellis of Cousins Properties, who chairs the BCID board, at its July 24 meeting. At that meeting, the shuttle proposal died for lack of a motion amid skeptical commentary. See GROUPS on page 16
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