Buckhead cityhood question introduced in Georgia General Assembly again

ATLANTA – The Buckhead cityhood query is as soon as once more been launched into the Georgia Basic Meeting.

Lawmakers launched Senate Invoice 114, which might permit voters to determine if Atlanta’s Buckhead group ought to break up off into its personal metropolis.

The principle sponsor of the invoice, Sen. Randy Robertson, represents a district greater than 80 miles away in Catalula, Georgia. Eight different cosponsors additionally don’t instantly characterize the realm.

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Senators Sonya Halpern, Jason Esteves, and Josh McLaurin, whose districts break up the Atlanta neighborhood launched a press release Wednesday studying:

“Collectively, we characterize the whole thing of the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta in Georgia’s State Senate, and we stand united in our place that the Metropolis of Atlanta ought to and can stay united. The overwhelming majority of our Buckhead constituents oppose efforts to separate their group from the Metropolis of Atlanta, and we’re dedicated to defending their pursuits underneath the Gold Dome. We won’t permit outsiders to play politics with our districts as a way of distraction from the problems that actually matter. Collectively, we stay laser-focused on the legislative priorities our constituents elected us to advance together with public security, schooling, healthcare, and the economic system. We encourage our colleagues to do the identical.”

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Related laws was launched final session however didn’t transfer ahead.