MM: Oakhurst Dog Park Update, DeKalb Cities & Corruption Feature, and a Great Living Walls Map

Decatur Metro | June 1, 2015 | 11:22 am

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  • Boys & Girls Club terminates Oakhurst dog park contract [AJC]
  • DeKalb County Corruption Leads To New, Majority-White Cities [WABE]
  • Decatur taxes due today! [Decatur Tax Blog]  Need to pay your taxes?  Click HERE.
  • Atlanta schools cut music teachers [AJC]
  • Underground redevelopers in talks with grocers [Saporta Report]
  • Cool, interactive map of all the Living Walls in Atlanta [Living Walls]

Map courtesy of Living Walls website

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One Response to “MM: Oakhurst Dog Park Update, DeKalb Cities & Corruption Feature, and a Great Living Walls Map”

  1. Ed Williams says:
    June 1, 2015 at 3:09 pm

    It seems that it is easier to create a city than to remove a corrupt elected official from office.

    Say No to Shot Gun Cities in DeKalb. We are being held with a gun barrel pointed at our heads. We are being told that we will pay more taxes than the others in the county if we do not form a city. We are being lead to believe that more government is better.

    What cityhood will likely bring is more government with rules and regulations, lower property values, more crime, more corruption, more traffic tickets, more code enforcement, less businesses, and bad customer service.

    We do not believe that a city will create jobs that is the mission of the chamber of commerce, and private citizens. We do not want to trade our suburban communities for an urban jungle; We do not want more crime, corruption, and government. We want better leadership and collaboration all over North, Central and South DeKalb.

    South DeKalb could look like Clayton County, Miami Gardens, Tuskegee, Alabama, East Saint Louis, Liberty City, Gary Indiana, Detroit, Washington, DC, or Ferguson, Missouri if the cityhood bill is passed by the state assembly and the referendum is passed by the voters. Ask the proponents of cityhood which city they plan to use as a model for South DeKalb or Stonecrest. I do not mean what the feasibility study used. I mean which city proponents believe South DeKalb will look like with similar demographics and population.

    Do Not Believe the Hype!!! Unincorporated DeKalb is not paying more for Bonds and Pensions than others in DeKalb County. It is not true and the facts are being stretched to create fear. The proponents of cityhood are simply not explaining the differences in the services and how the pension is funded. Ask for specifics so that you can make an informed decision. Do the proponents have any evidence or record to show what they can do? The proponents for cityhood have not described what assets they want to protect.

    Alternatives have not been presented to residents in the affected area. For example, smaller cities, opting out of the city, change the annexation laws, court action. Alternative forms of quasi-governmental communities should be considered, private residential associations or communities and special districts could also be alternatives to cityhood.

    Annexation is being used as a scare tactic. Annexation is not a simple process. The community or property owner has to agree to be annexed. Property cannot just be taken or seized.

    All Talk. There is no historical evidence that forming a city will provide significant private investment in a community which lacks demographic diversity. The proponents are mixing economic development with cityhood, these are two separate issues. Cityhood does not create economic