Rep. Howard Mosby, who voted "no" on the compromise map drawn by the House Committee prior to the start of this 2015 legislative session, talks with Rep. Darshun Kendrick on her YouTube channel. He says the final map was not drawn in a scientific or fair manner.
The driving force behind the city of Tucker has been the leadership within the community known as "Smoke Rise, GA." Smoke Rise residents currently have addresses that say "Stone Mountain, GA" and many of them worked hard in order to create a separate identity for themselves, petitioning the U.S. Post Office to change their official name to "Smoke Rise." While the Post Office did not agree to change the official name, they did agree to allow "Smoke Rise" as a recognized alternative to "Stone Mountain" that could be used interchangeably as long as it accompanied their 30087 zip code.
It is important to note that these residents did not ask the Post Office to recognize their use of "Tucker" as an acceptable alternative. They asked to be called "Smoke Rise."
It appears that zip codes and address labels are important to them, just as our Tucker zip code is important to us. And, while we do understand that Smoke Rise…
It is important to note that these residents did not ask the Post Office to recognize their use of "Tucker" as an acceptable alternative. They asked to be called "Smoke Rise."
It appears that zip codes and address labels are important to them, just as our Tucker zip code is important to us. And, while we do understand that Smoke Rise…