Fairburn, located just 25 minutes south of Atlanta is a city of historic homes, buildings and places of worship with a thriving business community. Fairburn is a city that embraces the future while remembering the past. Our downtown Commercial District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, includes 20 different commercial buildings and two train depots dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The proud center of our vibrant community offers unique shopping, dining and entertainment plus a host of business and housing options within comfortable walking distance of this historic area.

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A charming city of fourteen thousand residents, Fairburn, stretches from the bustling Highway 74 industrial corridor on the eastside to South Fulton Parkway on the Westside. The city has experienced phenomenal growth in business, industry and residential neighborhoods in recent years. Yet Fairburn maintains a traditional small town atmosphere coupled with the sophisticated advantages of a nearby metropolitan area. With easy access to interstate 85 and Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, Fairburn is perfectly positioned for all your business and personal needs.

Home to the Old Campbell County Homecoming Event, The Southside Theatre Guild and the Georgia Renaissance Festival, Fairburn has a rich cultural heritage enjoyed by residents and visitors alike. Come join us and see why we're so proud of our town. Fairburn is a great place to live, work and play today, tomorrow and for all the years to come.

Fairburn Selected as a Participant in the 2010 People TV Sidewalk Stories Project The Atlanta metropolitan area is filled with a wide variety of communities that have countless stories to share about their beginnings, collective accomplishments and future visions; and Fairburn is most assuredly one of them. Volunteers Needed to Help Plan Special City Events The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) will host a Volunteer Recruitment "Kick-off" meeting in an effort to attract citizens interested in planning special events. The DDA seeks to create new “citizen driven” events for our community and also wishes to provide support for several existing events. Community members interested in working on specific events or helping to assist with planning new special events are encouraged to attend the kick-off meeting at the Freight Depot on Thursday, February 4th at 7:00 p.m. You can fill out a volunteer application by clicking here Inauguration of new Mayor and City Council members Monday evening January 11th marked another significant moment in Fairburn’s history. At a grand celebration attended by more than five hundred citizens and invited guests, Mario Avery took the oath of office as Fairburn’s new mayor. Alex Heath and Jean Barkley Russell were sworn in as newly elected members of City Council and returning Council Member Scott Vaughan took the oath of office for his second four year term. You can view the video here. Water Conservation Retrofit Kits Water Conservation Retrofit Kits are now available. Residential water customers in good standing whose home was built before 1993 are eligible to receive a FREE water retrofit kit for use in reducing the amount of water used (and correspondingly, their billed amount). Please call (770) 969-3481 or fill out the on line form to request a kit. Quantities are limited and kits are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here to read more about the program and kits. State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program Now Available Click here to read more about the program

February 15, 2010 Development Authority/Downtown Development Authority February 22, 2010 City Council Meeting

Fairburn City Hall 56 Malone Street, Fairburn, Georgia 30213 Phone 770-964-2244 Fax 770-969-3484