ATL City Council

Howard and his wife live in Buckhead. He was chair of the Buckhead Neighborhood Alliance, co-founder of the Partnership for Better Government and a member of the Buckhead Area Transportation Management Association Board of Directors.

Information on Howard's professional background is not available at this time.

Howard is currently the Atlanta city council member representing District 7. He has served five terms and ha served on all seven of the council's standing committees. He is currently vice-chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the City Utilities and Public Safety committees.

As a city council member, he worked on the original GA400 Trail and doubled Buckhead's green space.

- As a city council member, he worked on the original GA400 Trail and doubled Buckhead's green space.

Public Services

As of August 9, 2021, Howard Shook’s website did not contain information on this issue.

COVID

As a city council member, he never supported a property tax increase.

- As a city council member, he never supported a property tax increase.

City Budget

As a city council member, he voted against banning landlords from rejecting vouchers as payment for affordable housing units.

- As a city council member, he voted against banning landlords from rejecting vouchers as payment for affordable housing units.

Housing & Urban Development

Atlanta Intown Paper

Supports offering "meaningful" retention bonuses for police officers

and installing more and repairing existing surveillance cameras around the city.

As a city council member, he supported building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.

As a city council member, he voted against withholding $73 million from the Atlanta Police Department until Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom’s administration came up with a plan to reform policing.

As a city council member, he wanted to ban short-term rental properties in single-family neighborhoods to reduce excessive partying that led to criminal incidents. Ultimately, he agreed to subject short-term rental properties to $500 fines for loud parties or other violations.

Wants to shut down bars and clubs "masquerading as restaurants."

- Against defunding the police. 
- Supports offering "meaningful" retention bonuses for police officers
 and installing more and repairing existing surveillance cameras around the city.
- As a city council member, he supported building a $90 million police and firefighter training facility on 85 acres of the Old Atlanta Prison Farm that the city previously set aside as greenspace. The facility, nicknamed "Cop City" by activists, is widely opposed by residents, businesses and environmental nonprofits.
- As a city council member, he voted against withholding $73 million from the Atlanta Police Department until Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom’s administration came up with a plan to reform policing. 
- As a city council member, he wanted to ban short-term rental properties in single-family neighborhoods to reduce excessive partying that led to criminal incidents. Ultimately, he agreed to subject short-term rental properties to $500 fines for loud parties or other violations.
- Wants to shut down bars and clubs "masquerading as restaurants."

Public Safety

As a city council member, he voted to give the state "control over a short stretch of Mitchell Street at the Georgia Capitol’s southern border in exchange for the state making several safety improvements to Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway on the city’s westside."

As a city council member, he changed state law to keep transportation impact fees generated in Buckhead in Buckhead.

- As a city council member, he voted to give the state "control over a short stretch of Mitchell Street at the Georgia Capitol’s southern border in exchange for the state making several safety improvements to Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway on the city’s westside."
- As a city council member, he changed state law to keep transportation impact fees generated in Buckhead in Buckhead.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As a city council member, he supported all community zoning recommendations.

As a city council member, he created Atlanta's first "vertical" neighborhood Buckhead Heights, got rid of all of the district's industrial zoning, stopped a proposed WalMart from being built and enacted two bans on development.

- As a city council member, he supported all community zoning recommendations. 
- As a city council member, he created Atlanta's first "vertical" neighborhood Buckhead Heights, got rid of all of the district's industrial zoning, stopped a proposed WalMart from being built and enacted two bans on development.

Zoning

Howard Shook

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 