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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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City of Briarcliff Proposal Hinges Upon Privatization

(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — On August 28, 2014, the City of Briarcliff Initiative (CBI) recently held a meeting with Medlock Area Neighborhood Association (MANA), at the North Decatur Presbyterian Church, in hopes that neighborhood will want to become part of the proposed City of Briarcliff.   The proposed Briarcliff map claims everything from I-285 at Spaghetti Junction and down, along […]

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Three Cityhood Movements–Briarcliff, Lakeside, Tucker–Vie for State Support

(APN) ATLANTA — This legislative session, there are three cityhood attempts in DeKalb County that would have an adverse effect on DeKalb County Government.     Four feasibility studies were conducted last year for a City of Briarcliff, Lakeside, Stonecrest, and Tucker.  From those four, three emerged with positive feasibility studies; Stonecrest did not.     In addition, the area […]

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