OK, maybe I was wrong.  Maybe I was interested in the Doraville annexation and just didn’t know it.

18% turnout?

Wow.  That’s pretty lazy.  (Hmm…that’s kind of judgmental.  Might be better to call them a “passive electorate”.)

Oh, by the way, the iniative didn’t pass.

I have two questions for the AJC’s April Hunt and one for the city of Avondale after reading this latest AJC annexation article…

First to Ms. Hunt –

1.  Does the city of Decatur really care whether residents way up near Doraville accept annexation?   Are we really simplistic enough to think its even remotely an apples-to-apples comparison?

2.  Is it really accurate to assert that it was negative vocal opposition at commission meetings that killed Decatur’s annexation plan?

So, assuming that the city had bullet-proof data to show how a large-scale annexation would reduce property taxes, all it would take to kill such a huge plan would be vocal opposition by nonresidents at a commission meeting?  So riddle me this – assuming that this vocal opposition represents the will of the annexed areas (which is still not really known) and the initiative failed to get the necessary 50% vote, would the city commissioners really be any worse for wear?  Might they actually be better off for having tried to lower residents’ taxes?

As I’ve said before, I believe it had a lot more to do with the irreconcilable student enrollment data than anything else.  But that’s just my not-so-humble opinion.

And finally, to Avondale –

3.  Avondale, I love you, but why so reactionary?  If you want to annex part of College Ave,  just do it!  Why are you letting Decatur’s actions dictate your border?