The City of Johns Creek filed suit against the nonprofit Autrey Mill Nature Preserve Association Board that runs Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Centerto take over the 46 acres of recreation and green space located on Autrey Mill Road. The City inherited the lease in January 2007 when it bought the park from Fulton County. [...]
Archive for the ‘Annexation’ Category
28 Jan
Doraville Annexation Fails
Residents in the Cherokee Hills, Oakcliff Estates and Sequoyah Woods subdivisions overwhelmingly rejected a referendum to become part of Doraville. Seventy-nine percent opposed the second annexation vote – which would have boosted Doraville’s population by about 65 percent to 17,000 residents.
The November annexation vote failed by just 34 votes, but was marred by ballot problems, prompting the [...]
31 Dec
Second Vote on Doraville Annexation
After admitting irregularities in the November 4 vote, DeKalb County agreed to allow voters in three neighborhoods just outside Doraville a second vote again next month on whether to join the northern DeKalb County city. The settlement agreement resolves a lawsuit filed by Eleanor Crane and is subject to approval of DeKalb County Superior Court Judge [...]
20 Dec
Cartersville Begins Annexation Of Mining Operations
Carterville initiated a move to annex properties located within the doughnut holes into the city and over the past two months, property owners have come forward to complete the process.
Three of the applications were for properties that were zoned for mining in the county. The mining operation is located on about 133 acres of land north [...]
23 Sep
Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Counties’ Right to Object to Annexation of Unincorporated Areas
The Georgia Supreme Court has again affirmed that a county has standing to sue one of its cities to prevent annexation of unincorporated properties within the county. However, the Supreme Court held that where the annexing city and property owners of annexed property had no present intention to rezone the annexed properties a county can not [...]
