Pressure builds around GM site project
Redevelopment of the former General Motors factory in Doraville is in limbo as state and county leaders seek tax incentives to move the project forward.
Georgia's economic development chief Chris Carr told DeKalb legislators Thursday that the effort could fail unless the county school district signs onto the tax financing.
But school board members have resisted participating in the project, saying they're uncertain whether it would benefit students.
Developers hope to revitalize the 165-acre Doraville site into a commercial and residential hub for the region.
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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.
