Median income, home values would be below those of the county as a whole and most cities in DeKalb.
What would a "City of DeKalb" be like? It would not be as affluent as DeKalb County or most of the current cities in DeKalb, according to a story in CrossRoads News. The story told about a report from the Carl Vinson Institute (CVI) at the University of Georgia. CVI’s demographer Matt Hauer showed that the median household income for the county as a whole is $51,349, while the median income for unincorporated DeKalb is $36,000. Of the county’s 11 current cities, five – Avondale Estates, Decatur, Dunwoody, Brookhaven and Atlanta – are at or above the county level. Only Clarkston at $31,741 and Lithonia at $26,410 have less median income. When a comparison of median home values, which are important to tax digests, is done, an even greater …
Some people want to create a city out of DeKalb County's unincorporated land.
State senators from DeKalb County will meet this week to talk about possibly forming a "City of DeKalb." The meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Nov. 29 in room 450 at the State Capitol, CrossroadNews.com reported. A City of DeKalb has been talked about for decades but the idea has gained new urgency because more cities are forming in DeKalb County, like Brookhaven. Those cities reduce the county government's property tax revenue. In the CrossRoads.com article, county officials said:
McDonald's may replace Atlanta Diner on North Druid Hills Road and Martha Stewart will visit the Buckhead Home Depot this month.
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- Kiri Walton
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Some lawmakers are discussing the idea of a City of DeKalb that would be created out of all the unincorporated areas of DeKalb County. State Sen. Gloria Butler, D-Stone Mountain, will chair a Senate study committee on the incorporation of the city of DeKalb, according to Neighbor Newspapers. Her office said the other committee members are Sens. Steve Henson, Gail Davenport, Emanuel Jones, Jason Carter, Ronald Ramsey and Fran Millar. Read more at Virginia Highlands Patch. Sandy Spring seems a natural home for the 24 Hours of Booty bike ride. It’s home to the largest Booty team in the country, Team Pirate Treasure, which has 104 participants in this weekend’s event. Pirate Treasure leader, John Manser has held happy hour events over the last…
Bruce Mitchell
4:35 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012
The sad truth is that if there were any truly creative republicans out there many Democratic elected officials in Dekalb county would be in trouble. Most Republicans in GA are either thinly veiled racists or one issue demagogues that only appeal to the ill informed or those who truly have a vested interest in the issue, which is usually a small % of the their electorate. This is too bad because … more ›