Buckhead City legislation fails to pass Georgia Senate

Georgia Senate Kills Bill to Create Buckhead City - Tennessee Star

Georgia senators rejected a move to de-annex the Buckhead community from Atlanta and create a new city.

Georgia Senate rejects Buckhead attempt to secede from Atlanta amid crime crisis

Georgia senators on Thursday rejected legislation that would have permitted the wealthy neighborhood of Buckhead to hold a referendum on seceding from Atlanta over crime.

Georgia senators reject Buckhead efforts to leave Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators torpedoed an effort to let the affluent Buckhead neighborhood secede from Atlanta on Thursday, with 10 Republicans breaking ranks and voting with Democrats to doom the measure after Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration questioned its legality and workability. “If we jerk the heart out of the city of Atlanta, which is […]

Buckhead Bill Fails in Georgia Senate, Delivering Blow to Grassroots Movement

The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate rejected a bill Thursday that would have paved the way for residents to vote on Buckhead cityhood.

Buckhead City bill FAILS in the Georgia Senate - The Atlanta Voice

The legislation that would create Buckhead City did not pass in the Georgia State Senate. A faction of the Republican Party sided with the Democrats, with the measure failing by a 33-23 margin. The author of the bill, State Senator Randy Roberson, R-Cataula, says a vote against Buckhead City will not stop him and the […]

Buckhead cityhood bill that 'makes no sense' fails in the Senate

Some Republicans' push to de-annex part of Atlanta was denied after a bipartisan vote.