Bill filed to annex new Braves stadium into Atlanta (Oglethorpe: lawyers, Home Depot)

[J2201987]

Originally Posted by skbl17

Here, let me adjust my tinfoil hat a bit....

<tinfoil>

I'm stating to think that this annexation bill could be a backdoor plot by MARTA, Cumberland businesses, and Atlanta Democrats to get rail transit into Cobb without having to worry about Cobb County governments or voters. I can see this bill being "amended" to include the business properties of Cumberland CID, and through prodding and clandestine lobbying by the Cumberland "business interests", the bill somehow passes.

Madness, I say!

</tinfoil>

But yeah, this bill doesn't have a snowball's chance in Cobb of passing.

- skbl17

Hmmmmm....

I'd find this tinfoilery more believable if MARTA and Cumberland Mall were owned by Liberty Media.

[Zanarkand A East]

Originally Posted by demonta4

I doubt the average Atlantian cares.

What on Earth is this?

[Zanarkand A East]

Originally Posted by Gulch

Me!

[ashpelham]

Originally Posted by Frankster87

The glowing humanoid jellyfish threat is real!!!

i can see the results of their uncontrollable run-amok-ness on 285 every day about 4-7 pm.

[demonta4]

Originally Posted by Zanarkand A East

What on Earth is this?

It's just the name for people who live in Atlanta.
Ex: Cobb citizens would be called cobbers or cobbians.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by JoeP

Cumberland is Cobb and really should be city of Smyrna.

Its between the two and really could go either way. But Cobb wouldn't want to give up the revenue for their schools or their county government.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by skbl17

Here, let me adjust my tinfoil hat a bit....

<tinfoil>

I'm stating to think that this annexation bill could be a backdoor plot by MARTA, Cumberland businesses, and Atlanta Democrats to get rail transit into Cobb without having to worry about Cobb County governments or voters. I can see this bill being "amended" to include the business properties of Cumberland CID, and through prodding and clandestine lobbying by the Cumberland "business interests", the bill somehow passes.

Madness, I say!

</tinfoil>

But yeah, this bill doesn't have a snowball's chance in Cobb of passing.

- skbl17

Its possible the CID could do it if it wanted. If they got sufficient property owners in an area continguous to the City of Atlanta, there wouldn't need to be either a vote or a state legislative act (caveat-there is something in the law about annexing within X miles of another city which might apply and require the legislature to agree).

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by demonta4

It's just the name for people who live in Atlanta.
Ex: Cobb citizens would be called cobbers or cobbians.

It's Atlantan, not "Atlantian."

[jsvh]

Cobb Co would get no say in the matter for most annexation methods. It would not be unreasonable to see Cumberland annexing themselves into CoA in a few years since it is mostly businesses.

[bryantm3]

hahahaha... that'll frost some balls in cobb.