Say No To A City of Vista Grove
Say No To A City of Vista Grove
The Issue
I petition the Georgia General Assembly not to include my property address as a registered voter and property owner in the boundary of the proposed new city of Vista Grove.. I do not want my property address to be included in the proposed new city of Vista Grove. Vista Grove would be comprised of neighborhoods that are south of Brookhaven, Chamblee, and Doraville and north of Tucker. The proposal leaves out some neighborhoods that voted against creating the city of LaVista Hills in 2016.
There are bills (HB1001) and (SB493) pending in the Georgia State legislature to create a new city and you would be automatically included unless you express your opposition to being included in the new city boundary.
This petition is to indicate that you do not want to be included in a city of Vista Grove boundary. It does have an impact on whether there is a referendum at this point. This petition allows you as a resident to have a voice at the front-end of the process and not just at the end of the process which is the referendum. Many states have a petition process.
A referendum at the end of the process only provides you the ability to either vote Yes or No on whether there is a city, it does not provide you the option to opt out of the city boundaries altogether. This is why the petition is important.
Citizens Against Cityhood in DeKalb believe that residents deserve a more deliberate process; and that the state legislature needs to make changes to the cityhood and annexation process. We should have some say at the front end of the process as to whether communities are included in a new city boundary. The cityhood proponents want to deny citizens their most fundamental right to have a choice by forcing residents into a city in Georgia by the vote of the majority without any equitable representation or local consent. The cityhood process is antithetical to the annexation process which requires 60% percent of property owners in a community to consent before it can be annexed. Alternatives have not been presented. For example, smaller cities, opting out of the city, annexation, or to remain unincorporated. You should not support being in a city until you gather the facts about the costs, services, and how you will be treated. Do not allow anyone to scare you into creating a city.
First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The prohibition of abridgment of the "right to petition" originally referred only to the federal legislature, Congress, and the US federal courts. The incorporation doctrine later expanded the protection of the right to its current scope, overall state and federal courts and legislatures, and the executive branches of the state and federal governments.
The Georgia Constitution also guarantees the right to assemble and petition:
The people have the right to assemble peaceably for their common good and to apply by petition or remonstrance to those vested with the powers of government for redress of grievances. [Art. 1, Sec. 1, Para. 9.]
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The Issue
I petition the Georgia General Assembly not to include my property address as a registered voter and property owner in the boundary of the proposed new city of Vista Grove.. I do not want my property address to be included in the proposed new city of Vista Grove. Vista Grove would be comprised of neighborhoods that are south of Brookhaven, Chamblee, and Doraville and north of Tucker. The proposal leaves out some neighborhoods that voted against creating the city of LaVista Hills in 2016.
There are bills (HB1001) and (SB493) pending in the Georgia State legislature to create a new city and you would be automatically included unless you express your opposition to being included in the new city boundary.
This petition is to indicate that you do not want to be included in a city of Vista Grove boundary. It does have an impact on whether there is a referendum at this point. This petition allows you as a resident to have a voice at the front-end of the process and not just at the end of the process which is the referendum. Many states have a petition process.
A referendum at the end of the process only provides you the ability to either vote Yes or No on whether there is a city, it does not provide you the option to opt out of the city boundaries altogether. This is why the petition is important.
Citizens Against Cityhood in DeKalb believe that residents deserve a more deliberate process; and that the state legislature needs to make changes to the cityhood and annexation process. We should have some say at the front end of the process as to whether communities are included in a new city boundary. The cityhood proponents want to deny citizens their most fundamental right to have a choice by forcing residents into a city in Georgia by the vote of the majority without any equitable representation or local consent. The cityhood process is antithetical to the annexation process which requires 60% percent of property owners in a community to consent before it can be annexed. Alternatives have not been presented. For example, smaller cities, opting out of the city, annexation, or to remain unincorporated. You should not support being in a city until you gather the facts about the costs, services, and how you will be treated. Do not allow anyone to scare you into creating a city.
First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The prohibition of abridgment of the "right to petition" originally referred only to the federal legislature, Congress, and the US federal courts. The incorporation doctrine later expanded the protection of the right to its current scope, overall state and federal courts and legislatures, and the executive branches of the state and federal governments.
The Georgia Constitution also guarantees the right to assemble and petition:
The people have the right to assemble peaceably for their common good and to apply by petition or remonstrance to those vested with the powers of government for redress of grievances. [Art. 1, Sec. 1, Para. 9.]
More Information
http://ccegdekalb.blogspot.com
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Petition created on December 15, 2018