Status of City Bills for DeKalb and Fulton Counties, March 13, 2015

LaVista Hills: Population of 65,000 located mostly inside I-285 in north-central DeKalb. Status: House Bill 520 passed House 129-37.

South Fulton: Population of 90,000, covering most of Fulton County’s land south of Atlanta that isn’t already part of a city. HB514 passed House 148-21.

Tucker: Population of 35,000 with borders from the eastern edge of I-285 and outside the perimeter. HB515 passed house 128-31.

Stonecrest: Population of 50,000 in the southeast part of DeKalb County that borders the city of Lithonia. Senate Bill 208 and HB539 are pending.

Greenhaven: Population of 294,000 covering all remaining unincorporated land in South DeKalb. SB221 and HB613 are pending.

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