By Guest Columnist DAVIS FOX, retired city planner who has been active in DeKalb County politics and government for many years
For now, the legislation to allow for the secession of the Buckhead neighborhood has stalled in the General Assembly. Credit goes to the courage and leadership of Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and House Speaker David Ralston.
Also, there’s almost no space left in the 404.
The sky’s the limit in some discussions of the cost to Atlanta and its public school system if Buckhead deannexes. Figures that have not changed are cited in a report commissioned by the Buckhead Coalition.
A founder of an organization opposed to Buckhead cityhood has criticized a story that appeared in “SaportaReport” concerning Atlanta’s sale of bonds this month with terms that contain a poison pill for the cityhood movement.
By MICHAEL HANDELMAN, CFA, executive director, Neighbors for a United Atlanta, Inc. “Buckhead cityhood effort does not seem to cause hike in Atlanta’s borrowing costs,” reported a Dec. 20 article by the “Saporta Report’s” David Pendered. This headline was based on a single point-in-time comparison between recent sales of government bonds by the City of […]
Atlanta borrowed nearly $200 million last week with no apparent adverse effect from the Buckhead City movement.
Atlanta went to market with about $188 million in bonds with terms of a poison pill for the Buckhead City effort the day before the Atlanta City Council met Wednesday to consider the defensive maneuver.
The Atlanta City Council has raised the stakes of the Buckhead City effort by calling a vote in May 2022 for $750 million in funding for roads, greenspace and other infrastructure.
The Atlanta state legislative delegations’ declaration of war against Buckhead cityhood is being blasted as “hyperbolic drivel” by advocates, but reinforced by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, which calls secession a “crippling blow” to the region’s economy.
By John Ruch Amid all the controversy about the political question of Buckhead cityhood, it’s easy to overlook the significance of the date voters would be asked to answer it: Nov. 8, 2022. The debate so far has swirled around hot-button issues of crime and race and the nit-picking details of dueling pro-and-con financial studies. […]
