Kathryn Rice and Jason Lary, signatories for the proposed cities of South DeKalb and Stonecrest in DeKalb County submitted their groups’ signed maps Monday to the office of Representative Amy Carter, Chair of the GA State House Governmental Affairs committee.
As per the instructions of Representative Mike Jacobs at the Aug. 28 meeting attended by representatives from the five proposed cities, the two proposed cities of South DeKalb and Stonecrest agreed upon boundaries and submitted their maps to Representative Jacobs on Oct. 16 and to Representative Carter on Monday.
If approved, the city of South DeKalb will represent a historic step in DeKalb county’s history. The population of South DeKalb (294,398) will render it the second largest city in the state of Georgia. If South DeKalb is approved along with Stonecrest (population of approximately 50,000) and the three cities in the north, it would essentially mark the municipalization of DeKalb County.
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