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Brookhaven Cityhood Update
State Rep. Mike Jacobs will present a substitute amendment to restore the name Brookhaven name to the cityhood bill.
House Bill 636 the proposed city charter for the City of Brookhaven, passed the House Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday, February 7, by a vote of 9-5. It passed the full House of Representatives on Friday, February 17, by a vote of 101-57. The bill is awaiting a hearing in the Senate State and Local Government Operations (SLOGO) Committee, which I anticipate will occur within the next week and a half. Click here to view my presentation of HB 636 to the full House. The House Governmental Affairs Committee passed an amendment to rename our community “Ashford.” This amendment was proposed at the behest of residents of one particular neighborhood. Needless to say, I do not support the amendment and will present a substitute version of…
Matt Foley
11:19 pm on Saturday, March 10, 2012
http://www.peopledirect.org/?p=834 - an open letter to Mike Jacobs and Fran Millar from a resident of "unincorporated Dekalb County" aka A-T-L-A-N-T-A Hey Mike and Fran - Can you demonstrate (with ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY, please) that your new city of Ass-ford or Brookhaven will be less costly to me and my neighbors and numerous others who oppose this farce! more ›