They keep calling it a ‘suburb’ but I take it that Buckhead is really part of Atlanta proper and want to incorporate separately? So if they do so then how long before they can set up their own police, their own fire, their own city services?
“So if they do so then how long before they can set up their own police, their own fire, their own city services?”
They can’t afford to go long without police. Hopefully they have a plan to establish their own police dept before any separation happens.
That is correct, and more or less immediately. They will stand up those services within a few months of achieving cityhood, should they do so. It has been done before, recently, in the ATL area.
Highland Park and University Park are cities within the boundary of Dallas TX. The “Park” cities have their own police, fire, Mayors, schools, etc. High $$$ locations.