Cityhood Facts

Home Page to Leave Land of OZ Greenhaven   Most residents in Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb, Clayton, Henry, Rockdale, and Douglas County live in unincorporated areas. Although Gwinnett has the most cities, 16. 75% of its land and the residents live in unincorporated Gwinnett. Fulton County the largest in population is the only county in Georgia where more of its citizens live in cities than unincorporated areas. The feasibility studies for Stonecrest and Greenhaven were completed in Feb 2015 approximately one year ago. Now the proponents are demanding that they are put on the ballot. Well, not so fast. The feasibility studies were done on only 3 services: Parks and Recreation, Code Enforcement, and Zoning. If these proposed cities had included all the other services that most cities provide these cities would not have passed feasibility. In the proposed city of Greenhaven 83% of the projected, revenue will come from insurance premiums and franchise fees. 65% of Stonecrest projected revenu