City of Stonecrest could open for businesses
Stonecrest will become metro Atlanta's newest city if southeast DeKalb County voters approve creating it in November's election.
Supporters of the Stonecrest idea say they need a local government to help recruit businesses to the area and create jobs.
But skeptics argue that a city wouldn’t do any better than the county government.
The city of Stonecrest would encompass more than 50,000 residents in an area near Stonecrest Mall and Lithonia.
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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
