Oliver, Holcomb Want To Slow Brookhaven Cityhood Process

Two local lawmakers would like to slow down the process through which communities incorporate themselves into cityhood.

State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-83, Decatur) is pre-filing a bill in the General Assembly next week that would require communities to follow a two-year process before incorporating as a city.

Her comments came during a Thursday night town hall meeting in which members of DeKalb County’s legislative delegation met with constituents. A major topic of discussion during the meeting was .

“We are definitely in a trend of municipalization,” she said. “But the economic viability of Brookhaven has to be analyzed on some level, and with some participation from its neighbors.”

Thursday evening’s public hearing – the first of three the delegation will hold before the 2012 legislative session begins in January – was held at Chamblee Middle School.

State Rep. Mike Jacobs (R-80, Atlanta), who was also present, is that would incorporate Brookhaven into a city.

Also present was (D-82, Atlanta), who would also like to slow down the process.

“[Friday] is Veteran’s Day, and when I was in the military, the one concept I learned the most is that, we’re all in this together,” he said. “The district I represent is mostly residential, and there are communities that are being left out of this process. We’d be better served if our policy makers adopted that approach.”