Neighbors and elected officials want to know when the stalled project will move forward. Photo: Thomas Wheatley/Axios
"It is unacceptable and inexplicable to me that this situation has been allowed to fester as long as it has. And it's my hope that the property owner will remedy the situation immediately or sell the parcel to someone who will."
— Atlanta City Council member Matt Westmoreland, speaking to the AJC about developer John Dewberry's hollowed-out building in Midtown.
Driving the news: Council member Kelsea Bond, who represents the area, introduced legislation this week to use the city's unused blight tax to prod property owners to activate their vacant buildings.
