Annexation, new cities
This story has been updated. If Avondale Estates were to pursue its current annexation plan, it would be a cash boon for the city, a new study shows. How much of a boon depends ...
Groups opposed to creating two new DeKalb County cities of Greenhaven and Vista Grove are planning a public meeting on Feb. 26. The three groups involved are DeKalb Strong, Concerned Citizens in Opposition to ...
The Vista Grove Initiative has announced that Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary is joining its efforts to create a new DeKalb County city. “As someone who knows from experience the benefits a city can bring ...
This story has been updated. By Cathi Harris, contributor State legislators from DeKalb County got an earful at Saturday’s listening session on cityhood organized by state Rep. Karla Drenner, acting chair of the county’s ...
This story has been updated. There are no more Republicans in the DeKalb County delegation following a Democratic sweep in the Nov. 6 election. That means cityhood bills have lost their greatest champions, notably state ...
The Avondale Estates City Commission recently approved paying the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia $15,000 to study a new annexation proposal. Carl Vinson would be tasked with figuring out whether ...
Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett and Mayor Pro Tem Tony Powers sat down for the latest episode of the Decaturish Podcast. They discussed how the city’s plans for the former United Methodist Children’s Home property, the ...
Kathryn Rice and Isaac Finley with the Greenhaven cityhood movement joined Decaturish for this week’s podcast. They talked about the proposed city of Greenhaven in South DeKalb and also responded to some of the criticisms ...
Decaturish celebrates its return to podcasting with an extra episode this week. In this episode we’re talking DeKalb County politics with Marjorie Snook, one of the founders of DeKalb Strong, a local advocacy group. Music ...
The Decaturish Podcast is back after a long hiatus. This week’s guest is Daniel Walker with Neighbors Against Greenhaven. We have also invited representatives from the Greenhaven cityhood movement and they will join us on ...
