On July 31st, residents of the Brookhaven area of DeKalb County will vote on whether to create their own city. The debate has raised issues of local control, public services, taxes, race and class–among others. WABE’s Denis O’Hayer got a preview of the vote from Melissa Weinman, a staff writer with the Brookhaven Reporter. (For broadcast version, click the top button; for expanded version, click the bottom button.)
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Background on proposed city of Brookhaven from office of State Rep. Mike Jacobs, who introduced the bill in the Georgia House of Representatives: http://repjacobs.com/2012/03/05/brookhaven-cityhood-update/
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