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DEL.ICIO.USBill to create north Fulton city clears House
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
North Fulton residents of Johns Creek would get a chance to create their own city under legislation that overwhelmingly passed the House this morning.
The bill, which was approved without debate 138-8, would let residents of the unincorporated area of about 65,000 vote on cityhood in the July primaries.
If they agree to make their area a city, elections for mayor and council seats would be held in November.
“I have never seen so many people want a little piece of self-government,” said House Speaker Pro-tem Mark Burkhalter (R-Alpharetta), who sponsored the bill. “You can’t turn your face on the will of the people of Fulton County.”
Legislators opened the floodgate for a slew of new cities last year when they approved a referendum to create Sandy Springs.
That led residents in other unincorporated areas of Fulton County to seek cityhood because they said, like Sandy Springs, that they were poorly served by the county government.
Several other pieces of legislation to create Fulton County cities are expected to be debated this session.
The Johns Creek bill now moves to the Senate, where it is expected to win approval.
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