Liz Coyle set to jump in District 6 Council race
June 16, 2009 at 10:31 am by Thomas Wheatley in News
Liz Coyle
Loyal AJC “unpluggers” might have noticed a little morsel of newsy-ness in Sunday’s conversation between the paper’s Deborah Solomon Rosalind Bentley and Terri Montague, the Atlanta Beltline Inc. CEO who recently announced her plans to leave the $2.8 billion project come September.
[Montague]:…So I started looking at near-term changes that were going to occur: a turnover in my board that’s about to happen, the mayor leaving. I’ve got one member who hasn’t declared yet but they’re planning to run for public office.
[Bentley]: Who? You’re not being coy are you, and it’s really you?
[Montague]: (Laughs) No, I said a member of the board.
Montague was referring to Liz Coyle, a politically active Midtown resident who’s the Atlanta City Council appointment to the Beltline board. Maria Saporta recently reported Coyle’s hinted at her plans to run for the District 6 Council seat.
Councilwoman Anne Fauver, who’s represented the diverse intown district that includes the Morningside, Midtown and Druid Hills neighborhoods for two terms, won’t seek re-election. Before Coyle can jump into the race, she has to resign from her board position, which she is expected to do at its meeting this morning.
For months Coyle’s political ambitions have been the subject of debate among the neighborhood’s political observers. Some said she would run for the At-Large post that will be vacated by Mary Norwood, who’s running for mayor. Others said she’d be better suited for Fauver’s seat, as Coyle has more name recognition and familiarity with the area. There was even some talk that Coyle wouldn’t run at all.
But unless things have drastically changed between last night and noon, she’s prepared to file for the District 6 seat — and join Steve Brodie and Alex Wan in what’s sure to be one of this year’s most competitive Council races.
More later on Coyle and the interesting dynamics of that race.
(File photo by Joeff Davis)
June 16th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Wayne Mason owes Liz Coyle big time, so she shouldn’t be wanting for cash. Morsberger, too. Them Beltline deals have been juicy. She’ll take care of bidness, like her predecessors in District 6.
Still an’ all, it’s surprising she begged off the citywide council race that would have positioned her for a mayoral run. Not like our Liz to throttle back her ambitions.
June 16th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Liz couldn’t do the job on the BeltLine, so she’s getting ready to do a job on District 6. Four years ago she fights Mason to get her name out there and prime the pump for Mason to get $65 million for property worth maybe $24 million. Yep, Liz is more of the same, a good candidate for the “Nod Squad.” What has she really accomplished except fullfill her own ambitions on the backs of her neighbors? Yep, she’s well known as a snake in the grass…..Liz Coil like a snake.
June 19th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
From Liz’s announcement email:
“For those who call the neighborhoods of District 6 our home, we share a vision, one with tree-lined streets, extensive public parks, and the energy of an active community life that plays out in inviting public spaces.”
Oh please Liz get in touch with reality…With Liz on Council we’re going to need those tree lined streets and inviting public spaces; we’re all going to be homeless and on the streets!! What message is this woman sending…District 6, home of the elite…home of the snobs. Funny, Liz doesn’t want neighborhood visitors to park on her street but she wants an inviting public space…for the rest of the world but not her lil neighborhood.
June 28th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
3 differences between Liz and Anne:
- Liz isn’t fat
- Liz is relatively young
- As hard as it is to believe, Liz is an even bigger B**CH!!!
Remember, this is a lifetime position District 6. Not even Steve could knock off Anne last time. But at least he’s kind of old. He won’t be there long.
September 15th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Steve Brodie’s biggest campaign contribution comes from Tivoli and Kim King properties…. Lest we forget how hard he fought for tivoli’s high rises on 13th street by piedmont park (they were ultimately denied after the neighbors opposed them).
Who were the developers— why it was a joint development between Tivoli and Kim King Assoc. They wanted to get a property half a mile from the park rezoned so they could build 400? and twice as dense as allowed.
see here, in case you dont remember:
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2007/09/26/piedmont-park-high-rise-take-two/
Funny, right after Brodie lost that case he resigned from the MNA land use committee and NPU rep…
SO be careful before accusing Liz of being the pro-development candidate when Brodie is the one with developer donations…