Just Say NO to Greenhaven

Just Say NO to Greenhaven

Started
January 31, 2018
Petition to
State House of Representatives - Georgia-152 Ed Rynders and
Petition Closed
This petition had 387 supporters

Why this petition matters

Started by Concerned Citizens In Opposition To Greenhaven

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 Greenhaven. I do not want my property address to be included in the proposed new city of Greenhaven located in South DeKalb County. I petition the Georgia General Assembly House of Representatives to vote "No" on HB 644.

There is a bill (HB644) pending in the Georgia State legislature to create a  new city and that 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 Greenhaven boundary. It does have an impact on whether there is an 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. 

 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.
HB644  -- http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20172018/HB/644

Concerned Citizens in Opposition to Greenhaven believes that residents deserve a more deliberate process; and that the state legislature needs to make changes to the cityhood and annexation process. The cityhood proponents want to deny citizens their most fundamental right to have a choice by forcing residents into the 2nd largest city in Georgia by the vote of the majority without any equitable representation or local consent. 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, especially the 2nd largest city in Georgia over night. It has never been done before. It took Atlanta 150 years to reach a population of 450,000 residents, and the Greenhaven proponents want to create the 2nd largest city of 300,000 residents in two (3) years. 

 

 

More information:
http://cciotg.org

 

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