[From left: Michael Paris, Jevon Gibson, Chairman Robb Pitts, Sarah-Elizabeth Langford]
On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, the Council for Quality Growth and Fulton County Government hosted the 2023 State of Fulton County Address, in partnership with Legendary Events, at Flourish Atlanta in Buckhead. The Council would like to thank all of our sponsors and our three marketing partners, the ATL Airport Chamber, the Greater North Fulton Chamber, and the Greater South Fulton Chamber of Commerce. More than 400 Council and Chamber members, elected officials, businesses, residents, county staff, and partners of the county attended in support of the Chairman. The State of Fulton breakfast was presented by the Development Authority of Fulton County and the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority.
Chairman Robb Pitts’ address was about the “Fulton Impact.” He first took the opportunity to acknowledge the many elected officials, county department directors, and executive staff that contributed to the county’s accomplishments over the last few years. He commended the county’s strong response to the pandemic, including emergency rental assistance provided to 10,000 households, $38 million given in small business loans, and over 500,000 vaccines administered at the Southeast’s largest vaccination site, Mercedes Benz.
Pitts immediately turned to the pressing need for access to healthcare in Fulton County. “We now have a literal healthcare desert in central and south Fulton,” he said. The county is leaning into its partnerships with Morehouse School of Medicine and Grady Hospital to provide primary care clinic and other health services to residents in those communities affected by recent hospital closures. Pitts announced two mental health initiatives coming to Fulton soon – $15 million in capital funding for a new Behavioral Health Crisis Center and the launch of a new mobile health unit and Fulton Cares Mobile App. “We only need to look at the headlines…
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