Today’s moderator: Tom Sabulis
A 20-year veteran of the AJC, Tom Sabulis has covered news, politics and the arts during a career that has taken him to newspapers across the country. Since 2008, he has coordinated many of the newspaper’s pro/con debates and first-person guest columns.
Last week, DeKalb County interim CEO Lee May wrote that the growing trend of new city incorporations in DeKalb and metro Atlanta unfairly impacted service levels for residents outside "these arbitrarily drawn boundaries." May also said that proposed cities such as Lakeside were cherry-picking the county's most valuable assets to ensure their sustainability. Today, we hear from two other communities — Briarcliff and Tucker — seeking cityhood through the General Assembly.
» Find May's full column here and voice your opinion here
Today's columnists:
Logical, bipartisan Briarcliff by Allen Venet
Tucker a natural with history on its side by Sonja Szubski