Researchers at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government have begun examining whether a city of Brookhaven could generate enough money to pay for basic government services.

The feasibility study is expected to be concluded by October and will look at multiple borders for a new city in north DeKalb County.

Legislation has already been introduced that would allow the city to be considered in the 2012 session and put before voters in November of that year.

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)