Cityhood
Georgia state Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur, is asking for input on the annexation and cityhood issue. Rep. Oliver was recently appointed to the House Study Committee on Cityhood, Annexation and De-Annexation. She said in the email ...
By Dena Mellick It was a packed house Thursday evening at state Senator Elena Parent’s (D-SD 42) Town Hall on Cityhood and Annexation at Young Israel of Toco Hills. Many members of the audience wore ...
The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a measure that would pave the way for the creation of the city of LaVista Hills, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. It will now go to the state ...
You’ve heard the pitch of new cities and existing cities that want to annex property in unincorporated DeKalb County. Now for the democratic response. Several groups are working to convince legislators that the best decision ...
The House DeKalb County Cityhood Subcommittee of Governmental Affairs is holding a hearing at the state Capitol today to hear arguments from supporters of the proposed cities of LaVista Hills and Tucker. LaVista Hills, comprised of ...
The thought occurred to me as I left an annexation meeting in the Laurel Ridge Shamrock neighborhood. I needed a map. It should show where the new city and annexation proposals in DeKalb County overlap. It ...
The city of Decatur recently received an annexation petition from property owners with land along East Ponce de Leon, DeKalb Industrial Way, Laredo, Pine Street and Rio Circle. According to a copy of the petition Decaturish ...
The cityhood discussion continues in DeKalb County. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, state Rep. Drenner (D-Avondale Estates) will host an informational meeting on cityhood proposals at Avondale Estates First Baptist Church. Avondale Estates is ...