The Georgia House of Representatives has approved a plan for the city of Chamblee to annex portions of north DeKalb County that could add more than 11,000 citizens to the city.
District 81 Rep. Elena Parent, a DeKalb Democrat and sponsor of the annexation legislation, said the House approved it Feb. 23 as part of the “local legislation” backed by the county’s delegation.
The proposal now goes to the Georgia Senate. If the bill is approved, residents will vote on the annexation in November.
“The local people and local city – Chamblee – requested the annexation,” Parent said. “Now it’s moving quickly through the process and those residents will have an opportunity to decide whether they will be annexed.”
The annexation would bring neighborhoods, businesses in an around the Plaza Fiesta shopping center and about half of the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport into the city. The other half of the airport already is in the city.
The annexation also has been backed by Chamblee city officials, Mayor Eric Clarkson said. The annexation was proposed after community discussions started after the proposal to create a new north DeKalb city called Brookhaven left the area outside the city. The proposed city, which also has won House approval, now is called Ashford, rather than Brookhaven.
