Posted on 03/01/2023 8:09:50 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
One of Atlanta’s wealthiest neighborhoods is one step closer to seceding from the city, as some of its well-heeled residents have become increasingly fed up with elected officials’ failure to tackle rising crime.
Georgia’s Republican-controlled state Senate and Local Government Operations Committee passed two bills Monday that would allow a public referendum on the proposed City of Buckhead, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Located in the 24 square miles of the southern capital’s northside, Buckhead is one of Atlanta’s most affluent enclaves. With a median household income of $109,774 compared with the rest of the city’s $68,806, the neighborhood is known for high-end retail and even more auspicious residents: music legend Elton John, for example, keeps a condo on Peachtree Road, and Mariah Carey had a $6.5 million residence on Davis Drive that she put on the market last year after there was a break-in at the home.
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Problem is eventually you run out of places to move to. At some point you have to stay and fight.
Biden’s new housing rules will fully dilute cracker areas like Buckhead...
Buckhead, within 5 years, will be just another Atlanta ghetto...
The once decent neighborhood I grew up in eventually became a hell-hole. At some point, moving is the right move (pun intended). It's been said that our states serve as labs to demonstrate/prove what works & what doesn't. It's not surprising that NY & CA are experiencing a great exodus. There comes a point when people vote with their feet.
The left’s demographics continue to increase and before long there will not be anywhere else to move to.
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