Senators voted 31 to 18 to approve the "City of East Cobb" bill, which would put a question on the ballot in May for residents inside the proposed city limits. "In the last 17 years, the Georgia General Assembly has had 11 bills to allow voters in unincorporated areas to vote on cityhood. Ten of those passed. One of them failed by the voters," said state Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell. "Ultimately, here in the General Assembly, we do not create cities we only create the opportunity for the citizens in those areas to vote." Sen. Doc Rhett, D-Marietta, encouraged his...