With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — Loch Lomond Estates, a neighborhood in unincorporated south Fulton County, is seeking annexation into the City of Atlanta. The neighborhood submitted a petition on July 17, 2014. Atlanta Progressive News obtained a copy through a Georgia Open Records Act request from the Municipal Clerk, Rhonda Dauphin […]
Read more(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 […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The City of South Fulton legislation, HB 704, failed to pass the State Senate this year, despite having previously passed the House and a State Senate Committee. This was surprising to some. Being backed by State Rep. Ed Lindsey (R-Atlanta), it seemed like HB 704 would sail through considering the kind of support Lindsey has […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — After a forced compromise with proponents for a City of Tucker, SB 270 has been tabled by State Rep. John Meadows (R-Calhoun) in the House Committee on Governmental Affairs. At the beginning of the Session, it seemed that Lakeside was the only plausible bill out of three different attempts to incorporate out of unincorporated DeKalb […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — House Bill 704, to create a referendum on the incorporation of the City of South Fulton, is moving along; and is expected to make the November 2014 ballot this year. On March 13, 2014, the bill passed the State Senate State and Local Government Operations Committee. Some amendments were added to the proposal that […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On February 26, 2014, the proposal for a City of Lakeside in parts of DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties, SB 270, passed the State Senate, after a heated debate. The vote was 32 yeas, and seventeen nays. The nays included State Sens. Gloria Butler (D-Atlanta), Gail Davenport (D-Jonesboro), Hardie Davis (D-Augusta), Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta), Steve Henson […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The proposed City of Lakeside will have its day on the State Senate floor, thanks to State Sen. Fran Millar, (R-Dunwoody), who sponsored Senate Bill 270 to create the City of Lakeside. The boundary fights between Briarcliff, Lakeside, and Tucker have made this race to the finish noteworthy, with over 100,000 voters affected by the […]
Read more(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 […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — With the proposal for a City of South Fulton, HB 704, moving forward after a favorable feasibility study, a challenge has risen regarding what this area, if incorporated, should be named. State Rep. Ed Lindsey (R-Atlanta), who represents Buckhead and Sandy Springs, has an answer: King City, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — This year, the legislative docket is full of more attempts at incorporation than the Metro Atlanta has seen in many years. Some citizens of south Fulton County are trying to incorporate a City of South Fulton, which would incorporate the last remaining unincorporated area in all of Fulton County. Meanwhile, some citizens in DeKalb County are pushing […]
Read more(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Dekalb County) hosted a town hall meeting on Monday, May 06, 2013, at the Clairmont Hills Baptist Church to discuss a variety of cityhood proposals involving DeKalb County. Numerous legislators from the Dekalb County Delegation attended including State Sens. Jason Carter (D) and Fran Millar (R), as well as […]
Read more(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — During the July 31, 2012, Primary Election, residents of a proposed new City of Brookhaven will decide whether to incorporate and form a new city out of an area that is now unincorporated DeKalb County. On March 31, 2012, HB 636, which allows for a referendum which will allow the residents of Brookhaven to vote and […]
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