Condemnation on WACN 21 Newshttps://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/tags/condemnation/Recent content in Condemnation on WACN 21 NewsHugoen-us© 2026 WACN 21 News. All rights reserved.Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:05:00 -0400Atlanta asks Council to start condemnation on 5 long-abandoned Westside propertieshttps://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/atlanta-blighted-westside-properties-condemnation-aug-20-2026/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:05:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/atlanta-blighted-westside-properties-condemnation-aug-20-2026/<p>ATLANTA — City Hall is trying to turn long-standing Westside blight from a neighborhood complaint into a formal legal track.</p> <p>According to <strong>WSB-TV’s Richard Elliot</strong>, reporting early <strong>Aug. 20</strong>, <strong>Mayor Andre Dickens’ administration</strong> is asking <strong>Atlanta City Council</strong> to authorize <strong>condemnation proceedings</strong> for <strong>five properties</strong> in <strong>northwest Atlanta</strong> that officials say have remained distressed for years and are affecting surrounding blocks. WSB’s package is titled around the line neighbors used on camera: the sites are long-abandoned “eyesores.”</p>