With almost all of Fulton County now part of one of its 15 cities, the county no longer needs to keep its planning department, which helps with rezoning cases and land use decisions.
It doesn’t need code enforcement, either. Or police.
In fact, Fulton County is getting out of the business of city services entirely, focusing instead on big-picture issues.
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This week, the county began shutting down departments — a process that will take place over the next year — when it transitioned the planning employees over to the newly incorporated city of South Fulton.
This is the first time a Georgia county that provided such services is relinquishing them, said Todd Edwards, the deputy legislative director for the Association County Commissioners of Georgia.
“It’s uncharted territory,” Edwards said. “The experience they’ve gone through can be a learning experience for all counties.”
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