Hundreds Turn Out for Lakeside Cityhood Meeting
Under the Lakeside City Alliance's plan, residents of the Lakeside area could vote on cityhood as early as the fall of 2014.
Several hundred residents turned out for the first public meeting of the Lakeside City Alliance on Wednesday night, and the vast majority said they supported a new movement that might lead to the newest municipality in northern DeKalb County as early as fall 2014. When the alliance's head, Northlake resident Mary Kay Woodworth, asked the packed Lakeside High School auditorium whether it supported the exploration of a new city of Lakeside, most of the audience raised their hands. Only a small group said they were opposed to the idea. "Everything we're doing tonight, it's about a starting point," Woodworth said. "We present this to you with an open mind." The alliance announced its existence only a week ago, and Woodworth said the group was …
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Carrie Redwine
12:06 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
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