Voters get final say Tuesday on cities of LaVista Hills and Tucker
Voters will have the final say Tuesday on whether to form the cities of LaVista Hills and Tucker, a decision that could result in new governments for more than 100,000 people.
If approved, the proposed municipalities would continue Metro Atlanta's trend toward cityhood that began with Sandy Springs in 2005. LaVista Hills and Tucker would become the eighth and ninth new cities in the region.
Cityhood supporters say they want more local control of their communities, but opponents say the cities would further divide DeKalb County without any benefit.
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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.
