Comments on: College Avenue Annexation Bills Pass Senate, Headed to Governor’s Desk

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:01:31 +0000

Also…. Here is a thought. Now that it is legal to buy alcohol on Sunday, why do all the cities in Dekalb County EXCEPT Atlanta mimic the alcohol cut off time of 11:30 in the evening that the County has. All you have to do is go into Atlanta or ride east on I-20 to Rockdale County or Conyers and you can buy Beer and wine all night long. If these cities really want to show their independence they should pass ordinances that allow for 24 beverage sales. It doesn’t make sense to give the tax dollars to the city of Atlanta. Now, if they did that and I had a package store or convience store, etc. that was near one of these cities, well you can bet I would want to annex my business and land into the city because they could offer me something the county was too conservative to do….
Yep believe it or not they can pass their own ordinances and regulate alcohol sales and hours without getting the permission of Dekalb Co. If you’re gonna be independent be independent. The first city to do it will get the jump on the rest. I for one think it is neanderthal to let me go to a bar till 4am but I can’t buy beer to take to my own home after 11:30 pm. That’s nuts !!!

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:53:34 +0000

RE: Island of Dekalb Yes, it will cause a island if by that you mean you have to enter the city of Avondale to get into the apartments, but that is not how the law see’s it. Under the OCGA you only have a island when the property is surrounded on all sides by a city or two cites and the property is now surrounded on ALL sides by incorporated land regardless of what city it is. The Avondale Station apartments while being inside the city by roadway are not bound by the city of Avondale or Decatur on the rear of the property thereby removing any possibility that it could be a “island”. It all comes down to how it looks on the map. Also, the Devry annexation was not a “legislative” annexation as was this one. True it was commercial but it was done under the 100% method and was voluntary as it was requested by the owner who wanted his/her property to be in the city of Decatur.

By: Capt Swampy

Capt Swampy — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:15:10 +0000

So, any idea when the Gov is supposed to be signing it yet ?

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:46:14 +0000

I believe what DM says is correct. Purely commercial can be done without a popular vote. I think that’s how the DeVry property was annexed to Decatur.

By: AnotherRick

AnotherRick — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:37:31 +0000

So there was nothing devious. Darn!