Committee Pushes For Buckhead To Separate From Atlanta

Bill White, CEO and chair of the Buckhead City Committee, says the group spent the last year exploring what it would take for Buckhead to become a city — and the committee recently submitted paperwork to separate the community from Atlanta.

White, who was a guest on Friday’s edition of “Closer Look,” told show host Rose Scott that crime — and the lack of response from Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to address it — is the main reason why the committee made up of at least 100 people is pushing for de-annexation.

White talked about the push for lawmakers to pass legislation next year that would allow Buckhead residents to vote on the community becoming a new city and responded to Republican state lawmaker Ed Lindsey’s oppositional comments about Buckhead becoming a city.