(ATR) Georgia State University and Atlanta neighborhood associations are working to preserve and improve the communities surrounding the latest incarnation of the Centennial Olympic Stadium.
After the conclusion of the Atlanta 1996 Games and remodel of the Centennial Olympic Stadium, the Atlanta Braves baseball team moved in and renamed it Turner Field. Promises to revitalize the surrounding neighborhoods were never kept amid disagreements between the city of Atlanta and the Braves on how to do it.
As the new owners of the stadium, Georgia State is turning it into a football venue and it's also working to avoid a repeat of those past redevelopment failures.
On April 24. associations including the Organized Neighbors of Summerhill, Peoplestown Neighborhood Association, Mechanicsville Civic Association and the Grant Park Neighborhood Associationdeveloped a community benefits agreement with the university that outlines future programs and initiatives to better support the area. Initiatives include safety/security enhancements, research projects focusing on public health, a plea to address transportation issues and more.
"Georgia State believes the redevelopment of the Turner Field site will be transformational for all parties involved including the neighborhoods, the university and the city of Atlanta," Georgia State president Mark Becker said in a statement.
Georgia State University has also created a Stadium Neighborhood Engagement Committee "to ensure sustained, effective engagement," according to the president.
The school's development partners Carter Oakwood Development and Healey Weatherholtz will be initiating their own investments in the community by addressing affordable housing issues and entering residents in the workforce.
We are deeply committed to making the community safer, stronger, healthier and more stable," said Carter Chief Executive Officer Scott Taylor in a statement.
Georgia State University's Panther Stadium is on track to be completed by late August.
Written by Courtney Colquitt
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