DeKalb Farmer’s Market Owner Says He Wants to Join Briarcliff
Decatur Metro | September 25, 2014 | 10:01 amDecaturish had an interesting annexation-related report late yesterday that Robert Blazer spoke for an hour before the Avondale Estates Men’s Club and expressed his opinion that he didn’t want to become part of Avondale or Decatur. He’d rather stay part of unincorporated DeKalb, and if that’s not possible, join the largest city possible. In this case that would be Briarcliff.
Good quote from Decaturish…
“Look I’m a county guy,” Blazer said. “I came from representing DeKalb County, so it’s hard for me to get this whole idea of everybody splitting up from DeKalb County, not just here but everywhere. It’s been hard for me to see that. To me, the county was the county. So it’s hard for me to even think about, really. I don’t like to think about it. It really lets me know that we’ve failed as a county to provide the services we need to provide in an honest open way.”
Blazer spoke to reporters after the meeting. He said he has been approached by officials in Avondale Estates, Decatur and parties looking to form a new north DeKalb city, previously known as Briarcliff. Briarcliff is supposed to be working with Lakeside on a collaborative proposal to create one large city. Blazer said the idea of joining a larger community appeals to him.
“I’d like to be part of the biggest one I could be a part of,” Blazer said. “”Because I’d like the market’s revenue go the biggest area.”
If you haven’t read it yet, there’s lots of interesting info in the post relating to Decatur, Avondale and annexation, including word that Rio Circle business owners on signing a petition to be included in Decatur’s annexation plan, even though they aren’t currently.
Decaturish followed up this morning with a second report based on Blazer’s talk, detailing his comments on the DeKalb Farmer’s Market expansion.