Annexation, new cities
About this series: Decaturish invited all of the candidates seeking the DeKalb County Commission’s District 6 seat to respond to a questionnaire about the race. The election currently is set for June 9. It was ...
This story has been updated. DeKalb County, GA – State legislators announced on March 12 the introduction of a cityhood bill to incorporate a new city of Vista Grove. The sponsors are Sen. Elena ...
This story has been updated. By Anne Clarke, contributor Dekalb County’s delegation to the state House of Representatives hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday, Feb. 18 to discuss a study about the impact of ...
A scaled-back annexation proposal will be the topic of a Jan. 27 town hall meeting in Clarkston. “The City of Clarkston will hold an official Proposed Annexation Town Hall Meeting on Monday, Jan. 27, ...
Following public feedback, Mayor Ted Terry is proposing the city of Clarkston scale back its annexation wish list to just the areas of unincorporated DeKalb that have a Clarkston zip code but aren’t in ...
The Clarkston City Council on Jan. 7 tabled a resolution in support of an annexation plan that included North DeKalb Mall. Mayor Ted Terry said the city thought it best to bring new City ...
At its meeting on Jan. 7, the Clarkston City Council will consider approving a resolution in support of an annexation plan that includes North DeKalb Mall. The resolution is intended only to demonstrate what ...
This story has been updated. A study commissioned by DeKalb County concluded that creating new cities of Greenhaven and Vista Grove would cost county government millions, particularly if those new cities include police services. ...
A proposed DeKalb County city of Vista Grove will likely be debated in the 2020 Legislative session, and supporters are holding a community meeting about the idea on Oct. 23. If passed by the ...
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