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LaVista Hills Cityhood Proposal Moves Forward, despite Border Disputes

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With additional reporting by Barbara Payne.   (APN) ATLANTA — Voter referenda for proposed cities of LaVista Hills and Tucker, both in north DeKalb County, are moving forward to be on the November 2015 ballot, despite a conflict between the proposed maps for LaVista Hills and City of Atlanta annexation of Druid Hills neighborhood.   City of Atlanta annexation efforts […]

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Brookhaven Annexes Executive Park, Children’s Healthcare

(APN) BROOKHAVEN — On December 08, 2014, the recently incorporated City of Brookhaven annexed the Executive Park area that includes many office buildings and hotels, as well as Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), by way of a vote of the Brookhaven City Council.   The Executive Park area is bounded by North Druid Hills Road to the northeast, I-85 to […]

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Lawmakers Propose Boundary between Tucker, LaVista Hills Cityhood Maps

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(APN) ATLANTA – The House Governmental Affairs subcommittee of the Georgia Legislature voted on Friday, December 19, 2014, on the boundary lines between the proposed new cities of Tucker and LaVista Hills.  I-285 is roughly the dividing line, with some of the neighborhoods north of Northlake in LaVista Hills, and a smaller area south of Northlake in Tucker. Chairman Rep. […]

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Avondale Estates Pursuing Growth through Annexation

(APN) ATLANTA — On October 27, 2014, the Avondale Estates Board of Mayor and Commissioners had a Work Session on the annexation of Stratford Green Townhomes into the City.  Stratford Green includes 154 townhomes and would be pursuing a 60%/60% annexation attempt, denoting that 60 percent of the residents and 60 percent of the resident electors in the area must […]

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