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Show Notes
The Closer Look team heads to The Ke’nekt Cooperative in the historic Westview neighborhood in southwest Atlanta for the February installmentof “Coffee Conversations.” Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first Black mayor, believed in community participation. In 1974, he established the Neighborhood Planning Units system. The NPU system consists of 25 citizen advisory councils that represent communities throughout Atlanta. Rose talks with panelists about the power of community as it relates to economic development, housing, transit, community safety, etc.
Guests include:
Kiyomi Rollins, the co-founder of The Ke'nekt Cooperative
Atlanta City Councilmember Jason Dozier
Rohit Malhotra, the executive director of the Center for Civic Innovation
Terry Ross, the parliamentarian for NPU-T
Kyle Lamont, chair of NPU-S
Mrs. Catherine, Westview legacy resident
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