Commissioner Rader's reflection on cityhood

New City bills for DeKalb popped up like mushrooms after a rainstorm in the waning days of this year’s General Assembly.  There are bills for new cities called Tucker, Lakeside, LaVista Hills (aka Briarcliff), Stonecrest, and the City of DeKalb, not to mention a bill prohibiting new cities within 5 miles of an existing one. ... Read the rest at http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-rader-updates/items/cityhood.html

For the bills mentioned above, see

Tucker (unnamed) 2013-2014 Regular Session - HB 677
DeKalb County; incorporate a new municipality
Introduced by Billy Mitchell 88th district {Stone Mountain}, Michele Henson 86th district {Stone Mountain}, "Coach" Williams 87th district {Avondale Estates}
Final status: Mar/26/2013 - House Hopper

Lakeside 2013-2014 Regular Session - SB 270
Lakeside, City of; DeKalb County; incorporate
Introduced by Fran Millar 40th district {Atlanta}
Final status: Mar/26/2013 - Senate Read and Referred

LaVista Hills (aka Briarcliff) 2013-2014 Regular Session - SB 275
Lavista Hills, City of; DeKalb County; incorporate
Introduced by Jason Carter 42nd district {Decatur}
Final status: Mar/28/2013 - Senate Read and Referred

Stonecrest 2013-2014 Regular Session - SB 278
Stonecrest, City of; DeKalb County; incorporate
Introduced by Ronald Ramsey, Sr. 43rd district {Decatur}
Final status: Mar/28/2013 - Senate Read and Referred

City of DeKalb 2013-2014 Regular Session - SB 277
DeKalb, City of; DeKalb County; incorporate
Introduced by Ronald Ramsey, Sr. 43rd district {Decatur}, Gail Davenport, 44th district {Jonesboro}, Emanuel Jones 10th district {Decatur}
Final status: Mar/28/2013 - Senate Read and Referred

5-Mile Prohibition 2013-2014 Regular Session - HB 22

Incorporation of municipal corporations; certain requirements and standards; provide

Introduced by Oliver, Mary Margaret 82nd district {Decatur},  Henson, Michele 86th district {Stone Mountain},  Mosby, Howard 83rd district {Atlanta},  Kendrick, Dar'shun 93rd district {Lithonia}
Final status: Jan/16/2013 - House Second Readers