Buckhead cityhood question dead at the Capitol for this session
ATLANTA - The push to split Buckhead from the city of Atlanta will not move forward this year.
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, said he "respects" the Senate's decision not to take up the issue of Buckhead cityhood this session.
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Ralston's comments come a day after Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he hit the pause button on legislation to create the new city.
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The lieutenant governor said there are too many unanswered questions about things like crime mitigation, schools, and finances.
Speaker Ralston said it takes two chambers to pass a bill and the senate has been very clear, but he stressed that the crime problem that started this conversation has not been solved.
"I'm hopeful that Mayor [Andre] Dickens recognizes the importance of the problem and I'm inclined to believe that he does, but you know, we'll be back next year if things haven't changed a lot. So, I'm looking for some forceful, vigorous action on the part of the city to tackle that problem," Ralston said.
FOX 5 reached out to the Buckhead City Committee. Organizers said they plan to hold a press conference next Wednesday to discuss their next steps.