Not a lot of new info in this WABE article, but it does point out that both Druid Hills and the Medlock neighborhoods have been sort of stranded in the larger cityhood conversation and they very quickly need to figure out where they want to go.

We need to act rather than be acted upon,” says Justin Critz of the Druid Hills Civic Association. He says the group is asking its 4,400 homeowners and renters to pay attention to what is going on in the cityhood debate. Critz says the association is gathering information and putting it out to residents.

That is also happening in Medlock Park, a neighborhood with some 1300 homes near the Decatur city line. Lynn Ganim, acting president of the Medlock Area Neighborhood Association, says, “We have no clue what sort of power we have or what could happen to us, but we want to make sure that people are educated about options.”

A couple of years back, someone here made a comment that in 5 years DeKalb would look a lot like Fulton in terms of it’s cities.  That seems to have been a pretty good prediction as new cities have appeared in North DeKalb and multiple cityhood efforts have popped up around the county in the last few years.

Now South DeKalb is showing interest, though the effort is in the early stages.  From WABE…

The proposed City of South DeKalb’s organizers want a bill in next year’s legislative session. However, Kathryn Rice, who is leading the effort, says plans are in their first stages. The group does not have a sponsor for the bill or even the money for a feasibility study.

Rice says her group is still deciding on the exact boundaries. “At a minimum we’re looking at everything south of 285 excluding the cities,” said Rice. “But we would also like to include unincorporated Clarkston, and that’s up to them.”

With all the recent annexation talk – big and small – this continues to be quite relevant to all DeKalb residents. From Atlanta Intown this morning…

The three cityhood movements – Briarcliff, Lakeside and Tucker – have not gone away and are actively meeting and planning for consideration during the 2015 Georgia Legislature session. All three efforts failed to gain the necessary votes to get referendums on this year’s ballot.

Supporters of the City of Briarcliff Initiative will speak Wednesday, July 2, at 6 p.m. to the DeKalb Operations Task Force at Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive, in Decatur.

Anyone else see this post on North Druid Hills Patch?

State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver filed a bill in the state legislature Monday that she said allows residents in the Druid Hills and Briarcliff areas to discuss and study cityhood over the next year – the first official step toward creating a new city.

Oliver’s bill, HB 665, does not include a map of a proposed city, and it’s short – about two sentences. It does not name a specific area, including Druid Hills, and says it intends only to create a city in DeKalb County.