The bid to create the City of LaVista Hills in north DeKalb County was voted down by a narrow margin on Nov. 3. The final count was 6,925 “no” votes to 6,789 “yes” votes.
On the other hand, the City of Tucker was approved by a vote of 3,937 to 1,389.
Allen Venet with the LaVista Hills Yes organization pushing for cityhood said in a statement to Decaturish: “We are very disappointed, but we are also proud that our efforts contributed to a vigorous debate about critical issues for DeKalb County.”
Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist. More by Collin Kelley
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