Charlie Roth of Landmark Properties told the DDA the developer substantially reduced its original tax-abatement ask to make the Gateway project financeable and said the design aims to attract longer-term residents, which the company argued could spur retail growth despite the consultant’s negative fiscal findings for residential-only projects.

Finance director presented the FY27 draft budget keeping the millage rate at 9 mills and estimating $1.2M of additional revenue. The capital program includes roughly $36 million for city center and paving projects; councilors pressed for more detail on pension catch-up and municipal-court revenue assumptions.

Dozens of residents urged Doraville leaders to cancel the city's contract with Flock and back the ACLU's CCOPS model ordinance. After a long public hearing and presentation from the ACLU, councilors directed staff and legal to draft surveillance guardrails and invited the ACLU to help with ordinance language.

Staff and the Lumen applicant described a problem: DeKalb County assessors declined to issue assessment notices for a parcel in a 20-year abatement deal, preventing tax appeals and contesting valuation. The DDA and the applicant proposed an annual independent-appraisal procedure with a pooled list of appraisers and a tie-breaker mechanism to determine fair market value for incentive calculations.

Doraville heard a condensed presentation of its 200-page comprehensive-plan update and voted to transmit the draft to the Atlanta Regional Commission and Georgia Department of Community Affairs for review; council emphasized that the transmission is not adoption and that changes can be made after reviewer comments.

Multiple residents urged Doraville City Council to cancel its contract with Flock license-plate readers and related devices, citing privacy, alleged vendor employee access, and data-sharing risks. Police and Flock representatives told the council Doraville's internal audit found no misuse and described new vendor audit-and-retention controls.

The Doraville Planning Commission approved Landmark Properties’ rezoning of seven parcels on Carver Drive and four concurrent variances to allow a 285‑unit mixed‑use development with limited retail and a one‑space parking reduction; a separate rezoning of two adjacent parcels also passed and will go to City Council.

The council approved GMP amendment No. 3 for the City Center redevelopment, setting amendment 3 at just over $22.5 million and bringing the project's total with prior amendments to roughly $32.7 million; the contractor carries an $840,000 contingency and a grant reimbursement will offset part of public costs.

Landmark Properties sought rezoning and multiple variances for properties along Carver Drive and Peachtree Boulevard; staff recommended approval, planning commission supported the request, residents raised questions about sign posting and street parking, council approved rezoning of 4078 and 4088 Carver Drive (Z2605) and deferred broader Z2604 matters for further follow-up.