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Old 08-25-2016, 12:35 PM
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And that map is much larger than what would have been the original Druid Hills which centers primarily around zones 1 and 4, maybe spreading a little into 9. The Olmstead designed linear parks on Ponce and the golf course are the core of historic Druid Hills along with the immediate historic homes in the vicinity of these. This what comes to mind with the historic Druid Hills.
Zones 3, 6, 7 and 9 are very much historic Druid Hills. Lots of the homes in 9 were built in the 1920s and 9 includes the golf course. We looked at a home in zone 7 built in 1909. The Candler mansion is on Briarcliff near the border of zones 3 and 6. It is now part of Emory's Briarcliff campus. It was at his mansion that he kept wild animals. When one of the lions escaped and roamed the neighborhood, his neighbors convinced him to find a different place for them and he helped start the Atlanta Zoo.
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Old 08-25-2016, 12:41 PM
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And within the neighborhood, nobody distinguishes what is technically Fernbank (near the RR tracks), built mostly in the 40s, from the older sections. There's no obvious dividing line. Durand Mill (built in the 90s) is the only part that is really distinct.
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Old 08-25-2016, 04:33 PM
 
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And that map is much larger than what would have been the original Druid Hills which centers primarily around zones 1 and 4, maybe spreading a little into 9. The Olmstead designed linear parks on Ponce and the golf course are the core of historic Druid Hills along with the immediate historic homes in the vicinity of these. This what comes to mind with the historic Druid Hills.
And just about all of zone 2, Brother Marks. And a very small bit of zone 3.
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Old 08-25-2016, 04:35 PM
 
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Zones 3, 6, 7 and 9 are very much historic Druid Hills. Lots of the homes in 9 were built in the 1920s and 9 includes the golf course. We looked at a home in zone 7 built in 1909. The Candler mansion is on Briarcliff near the border of zones 3 and 6. It is now part of Emory's Briarcliff campus. It was at his mansion that he kept wild animals. When one of the lions escaped and roamed the neighborhood, his neighbors convinced him to find a different place for them and he helped start the Atlanta Zoo.

Yes...especially zones 7 and 9.
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Old 08-27-2016, 10:26 AM
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An opinion letter from a resident in Decaturish:

http://www.decaturish.com/2016/08/de...h-over-yonder/
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Old 08-27-2016, 11:10 AM
 
Location: Prescott, AZ
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An opinion letter from a resident in Decaturish:

http://www.decaturish.com/2016/08/de...h-over-yonder/
My reply to that is: then do it.

If Druid Hills needs a strong leader to organize and run the show around the annexation proceedings, then one needs to step up out of the neighborhood. Not that the author of the OpEd did anything wrong or anything, but a simple call for leadership is barely helpful.
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Old 08-27-2016, 12:54 PM
 
Location: Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, and Raleigh
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My reply to that is: then do it.

If Druid Hills needs a strong leader to organize and run the show around the annexation proceedings, then one needs to step up out of the neighborhood. Not that the author of the OpEd did anything wrong or anything, but a simple call for leadership is barely helpful.
Precisely, and this is why this antagonism is just summed up with a "whump whump" sound... Offer a solution or resolution rather than contributing to the problem(s) with this region's lack of cohesion...
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Old 08-31-2016, 08:41 PM
 
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What happens with the property tax bills for those left in Dekalb if Emory and Druid Hills go to CoA? Does everyone else's bill then go up to cover the loss in tax dollars? Has anyone looked into this?
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Old 08-31-2016, 08:44 PM
 
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The county didn't have to pay for city services to those who are annexed.
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Old 08-31-2016, 08:55 PM
 
Location: Prescott, AZ
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The county didn't have to pay for city services to those who are annexed.
Basically. All the things that property taxes went to paying for would be switched to CoA, and dropped from DeKalb within the annexed areas.

For example, police would shift form county to APD, and so the expense of patrolling the annexed areas would be transferred from DeKalb to CoA, thus the taxes are too.
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