Save Tucker!

"We just got together at a dining room table and decided we needed to start a city!"   That's all it took.  Plus, a few years, dozens of maps, multiple name changes, tens of thousands of dollars and land grabbing from our neighbors to satisfy our own political agendas, and wa la!  Look at us now! It's official.   We're LaVista (The View).  Hills, That is.  And, if you don't like us; we don't care! For details, see today's AJC:   HERE or Decaturish story:   HERE

This hearing originally took place on December 3, 2014, beginning at 1 p.m. It features the Tucker vs. Lavista Hills presentations to the Government Affairs subcommittee and will determine boundaries for the two groups who both want to form their own cities but are both claiming rights to the major commercial district known as Northlake. Watch live streaming video from gahln506 at livestream.com

When Lakeside City first announced its plans for a city, their board members recited tales of cars left unlocked in driveways that had the GPS stolen or a laptop, left in plain view, taken from inside the car. While not to dismiss the serious nature of any crime, the complaints sounded, at the time, to be minor when compared to crimes we know take place in other parts of our county.  But, they still used the same tired excuse for a new city that Dunwoody and Sandy Springs had used years before: More Police! Map shows how central precinct picked up most police from the closing of the north precinct and how a large portion of those protected by the police now will be harmed if another precinct is forced to close and reorganize.  And before you criticize the Tucker decision to leave police in the hands of the county, take a look at how things are currently set up.  Keep in mind, we have the second largest police force in the state, and TWO of the FOUR preci...

Mary Kay Woodworth was recently asked about the combined Lakeside/Briarcliff map.  Her response here:  http://www.brookhavenpost.co/lakeside-briarcliff-to-meet-with-tucker-before-revealing-unified-boundary-map/22981/ She said she didn't want to "play all their cards."   So, we know who is playing games and it isn't us. See the map below.  THIS is TUCKER.   The blue pins are leaders in the Tucker 2014 group, which we previously exposed for being listed as a FOR PROFIT company!    None of the other city groups have been set up as for-profit.  And, it does not specify WHO is profiting, but we do know that it sure isn't the average citizen living in Dekalb County.   We won't  "profit" off any of these proposals and, instead, many people are fed up with everything and simply choosing to move away completely.   There is only so much that people can take, after all.   People generally do not enjoy or seek c...

Nov 13, 2014 Dear Rep. Carter and Rep. Brockway, Thank you for leadership on the Governmental Affairs Committee in Georgia. I am a resident of DeKalb County and followed the hearings you conducted in the last session for the cities of Briarcliff, Lakeside and Tucker. At the conclusion of the hearings in March it was determined that none of the bills could proceed. With other bills I have followed, this meant that they were “dead.” Reference: http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/2-new-dekalb-cities-dead-until-2015/nfFbK/ ; Therefore, there is some confusion among the residents of DeKalb who do not understand why a recent press release spoke to rules for new groups (or at least new names for some of them) when they have not even secured new bills or new bill sponsors. Can you clarify? Rep. Carter, Rep. Jacobs, Rep. Brockway, Rep. Taylor: this deadline of Nov. 15 is not a fair deadline for Tucker for the following reasons:   1.) The...

From "The Other Dunwoody" Originally posted:  Sept. 4, 2014 A couple of thugs down at the Gold Dome have started flexing their muscle by giving an ultimatum to the Lakeside, Briarcliff and Tucker cityhood teams: Set your city borders by date certain or we will. We will skip over the arrogance of the ultimatum as arrogance is one of the main ingredients of any ultimatum and cut to the chase. Why is it considered a fait accompli that there must be any new city at all, or that any, even if desired by someone other than politicos, would be viable? Of course none of that matters as the powerful and politically connected will have their way no matter who must pay.

The common theme among the public comments from the city of Briarcliff hearings: "Please, give us all the right to vote. The right to vote NO."   Highlights:   Emory says "No" to "Lakeside" and "Let us vote," to Briarcliff.    Young Republican smiles at thought of what this does to Jason Carter's "epicenter of support."  Committee Chairman cuts him short. Long time resident and daughter of a builder from Leafmore states Tucker has always had property inside the perimeter and residents are all friendly with one another. Druid Hills Past President speaks to desire for preservation of history and land.  States they funded the Briarcliff study and large number of residents want the right to vote.  Another resident left out of Lakeside wants the right to vote. Neighborhood in Lavista Park sends association President to ask for right to vote. Another resident against Lakeside hopes Briarcliff and Tucker can work together....