The City of Decatur and the Decatur School Board are planning a joint work session to discuss annexation of unincorporated areas of DeKalb County into the city. The work session will be held on June ...
Georgia state Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur, is asking for input on the annexation and cityhood issue. Rep. Oliver was recently appointed to the House Study Committee on Cityhood, Annexation and De-Annexation. She said in the email ...
By Dena Mellick It was a packed house Thursday evening at state Senator Elena Parent’s (D-SD 42) Town Hall on Cityhood and Annexation at Young Israel of Toco Hills. Many members of the audience wore ...
This story has been updated. We are getting a look at the Atlanta annexation map attached to House Bill 586, the annexation bill filed by State Rep. Pat Gardner (D) Atlanta. In a press release, State ...
This story has been updated. The anti-annexation group No2Decatur has announced that the city of Decatur is the target of a lawsuit over its recent annexation of properties along Midway Road. The lawsuit alleges that, ...
You’ve heard the pitch of new cities and existing cities that want to annex property in unincorporated DeKalb County. Now for the democratic response. Several groups are working to convince legislators that the best decision ...
The Clairmont Heights Civic Association has sent a letter to members of the Georgia Legislature asking that they not support the city of Decatur’s annexation plan. In the letter, Clairmont Heights President Michael Dowling says ...
Decatur recently spent several months crafting its annexation master plan. In August, the city awarded a $25,000 contract to the Sizemore Group for annexation master planning services, the same company used by the city schools ...
The City Schools of Decatur Board of Education will meet bright and early Wednesday morning to discuss the city’s annexation plans. The School Board will meet at 7:30 am, Dec. 17, at 125 Electric Avenue Decatur, GA ...