Kim was born and raised in Atlanta. She has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt University. She was chair of a Neighborhood Planning Unit, board member for Historic Atlanta and governmental affairs committee member for the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors. She lives in the West End.

Kim is the CEO of Intown Realty Development and Introduce a Girl to Engineering, Inc. She worked as an engineer and project director for the City of Atlanta for seven years.

Kim's campaign for city council is her first entry into politics.

CCDR April 30, 2021

kimscottatl@gmail.com

CCDR September 2021

Wants to "advocate for minority, black and women-owned business to participate in all new developments that receive tax incentives or procured through the City of Atlanta."

Supports creating Career Access Pathway Partnerships with local businesses and developing a local jobs hiring program within a 2-5 mile radius of any new development in the district.

Plans to develop a "community plan to address neighborhood blight and code enforcement."

- Wants to "advocate for minority, black and women-owned business to participate in all new developments that receive tax incentives or procured through the City of Atlanta."
- Supports creating Career Access Pathway Partnerships with local businesses and developing a local jobs hiring program within a 2-5 mile radius of any new development in the district.
- Plans to develop a "community plan to address neighborhood blight and code enforcement."

Public Services

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

COVID

City Budget

Supports building more affordable housing in the area and adding "more workforce housing incentives so that our working class can live in the communities where they work."

Wants to "develop a City of Atlanta housing affordability plan that's based on all ages, demographics \[and\] income levels, including the unsheltered population."

- Supports building more affordable housing in the area and adding "more workforce housing incentives so that our working class can live in the communities where they work."
- Wants to "develop a City of Atlanta housing affordability plan that's based on all ages, demographics \[and\] income levels, including the unsheltered population."

Housing & Urban Development

Plans to invest in neighborhood safety patrols and community policing programs.

Supports funding more after school, mentorship and internship programs and using city-owned spaces to host such programs to "break the school to prison pipeline."

Plans to add more surveillance cameras and to "strengthen code enforcement.

- Plans to invest in neighborhood safety patrols and community policing programs.
- Supports funding more after school, mentorship and internship programs and using city-owned spaces to host such programs to "break the school to prison pipeline."
- Plans to add more surveillance cameras and to "strengthen code enforcement.

Public Safety

Supports providing "safe and accessible sidewalks, functional street lighting, drivable streets and accessible broadband."

- Supports providing "safe and accessible sidewalks, functional street lighting, drivable streets and accessible broadband."

Transportation & Infrastructure

Zoning

Corruption

Kim Scott

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