10/20: Should Peachtree Corners become a city?
Moderated by Rick Badie
Cities are popping up across metro Atlanta: Johns Creek, Sandy Springs — where next? A report will help determine whether Brookhaven should pursue cityhood.
Residents of Peachtree Corners go to the polls Nov. 8 to decide whether to become Gwinnett County’s 16th town. Today, we offer two views — one that favors incorporation of that community and one that doesn’t.
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Downtowner
October 20th, 2011
11:21 am
Thank you Aquagirl! An intelligent and factual response. These incorporations are the Republican way; expansion of government.
quick work break
October 20th, 2011
10:15 am
that’s exactly what we need: more, redundant government
thewindwhistler
October 20th, 2011
9:52 am
I think it should be a city, as I recall there was a great Goodwill Thrift Shop. What would it be called, Pechtree Corners City, or Peach City?
Aquagirl
October 20th, 2011
8:00 am
Yes, if the residents are willing to live, work, shop, and eat ONLY in Peachtree Corners. I’m tired of these little fiefdoms where residents obviously want the advantages of the metro area (bigger job base, major airport, more choices shopping and eating, etc.) without paying for necessary infrastructure.
If you want a small cheap town U-Haul is ready when you are.
DC
October 20th, 2011
7:59 am
It’s actually gotten some folks up here (in what would be Peachtree Corners City) kind of heated….can’t really figure out why. Whether this area incorporates or not isn’t, best as I can tell, a huge deal. The biggest pro seems to be self determination, and the biggest con a couple of hundred dollars in taxes. Neither of those really warrant the passion that some folks are showing on the issue, imo.
unincorporated gwinnett
October 19th, 2011
11:38 pm
Mr. Wayne Knox, I believe you left the word ‘additional’ out of your statement about taxes because your incorporation will already increase them by 1 mil.
Will the last Democrat in Georgia please turn off the lights?.....
October 19th, 2011
10:33 pm
From what I understand, Peachtree Corners, as well as most of the newly-incorporated cities in Fulton and DeKalb Counties, wanted more to be townships than fully-incorporated cities mostly to have more control over their zoning and tax revenues than they had as unincorporated areas under the control of a county commission.
The state would never work on creating the township option for these unincorporated areas that wanted it so these areas had no choice but to become full-fledged incorporated cities with higher taxes, police and fire departments just to get more control over their zoning and tax revenues.
JS
October 19th, 2011
10:05 pm
Zeke, Atlanta isn’t in Gwinnett County. Milton County on the other hand sounds like a good plan, so North Fulton can escape ATL!
zeke
October 19th, 2011
8:35 pm
YES! All current unincorporated areas must incorporate and close out any chance of the expansion of the dreadful city of Atlanta!
Hell No
October 19th, 2011
7:28 pm
Ditto