Politics & Government
New city in Brookhaven still in limbo
The incorporation effort has left a political wake, including a lawsuit and warnings it could impact DeKalb County's budget
Legislation to create a new city in Brookhaven has been passed to a Senate committee for further discussion, while proponents of the incorporation await the results of their efforts.
Meanwhile, the bill, sponsored by state Rep. Mike Jacobs and co-sponsored by Tom Taylor, has created a noticeable political wake.
Taylor told the Dunwoody City Council this week that he is being sued for helping to lead the incorporation effort.
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A Brookhaven/Chamblee homeowner group teamed with the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, as well as other groups, to bring a suit against the effort, naming Taylor and Jacobs personally.
The homeowner group is claiming that the city will create higher taxes, while the caucus asserts that the .
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On another front, DeKalb County Commissioner Elaine Boyer was warning county officials that the incoproration effort, if successful,
The county underestimated a drop in county property tax revenues last year, and raised taxes by 26 percent. Boyer said that the county hasn't considered the potential loss of revenue that could cause DeKalb to change it's forecasts mid-year if it loss a property tax base to a new city.
The county passed a budget that increased revenue for the CEO's office and the county's merit system.
Meanwhile, a final word about the name of the city has created another fight. The current, but the group rallying around cityhood is called BrookhavenYes.
