Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said Thursday the city hopes to extend the life of the Beltline Tax Allocation District to pay for transit and affordable housing beyond 2030, when the original redevelopment tax sunsets.
Dickens’ comments, made during an interview at the Atlanta Press Club, were brief but mark the first time the mayor has talked publicly about how to pay for the transit vision he unveiled earlier this month, the cost of which is likely to run into the billions.