WABE

11 Alive

Walter describes himself as a legal scholar and blue-collar worker. He has lived in Atlanta for a couple of years after moving from the Gainesville area.

Walter is a former labor activist who advocated on behalf of chicken plant workers in Gainesville.

Information on Walter Reeves' political background is not available at this time.

September 30, 2021

June 30, 2021

Promises to raise the minimum wage for airport workers to $15 an hour.

- Promises to raise the minimum wage for airport workers to $15 an hour.

Public Services

Against using funds from gambling to recover from COVID. He said, "what we definitely do not need in Atlanta, Georgia is gambling interests. It's not welcome here; it's very sleazy, and it corrupts blue-collar people."

- Against using funds from gambling to recover from COVID. He said, "what we definitely do not need in Atlanta, Georgia is gambling interests. It's not welcome here; it's very sleazy, and it corrupts blue-collar people."

COVID

As of August 4, 2021, Walter Reeves did not have a website or any information online.

City Budget

Housing & Urban Development

Plans to use his "special skill for building teams" to find the right people to address crime.

Wants to "ban criminally insane elements from the city. All you need is barbed wire, construction trailers, lots of straitjackets, and even more Thorazine." He said, "the criminally insane elements will be booted out of the bus with a hard kick."

- Plans to use his "special skill for building teams" to find the right people to address crime.
- Wants to "ban criminally insane elements from the city. All you need is barbed wire, construction trailers, lots of straitjackets, and even more Thorazine." He said, "the criminally insane elements will be booted out of the bus with a hard kick."

Public Safety

Zoning

Corruption

Walter Reeves

- The mayor leads the executive branch of local government, presiding over city council meetings, making sure city departments run smoothly, and providing services to citizens. 
- The mayor runs the city day to day and prepares the budget each year, meaning that they propose how much funding goes to each city department, including the police department, city parks, transportation, and the fire department. 
- The mayor also hires the Police Chief, Fire Chief, and city department heads, such as City Planning, Parks & Recreation, and Transportation. 
- Most Georgia mayors are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 