The city of Atlanta’s eastward expansion to Emory University is on hold until after next month’s election as elected officials debate whether the city’s growth should also alter school district boundaries.
The dispute over schools means that 2,500 registered voters in the area won't be able to participate in next month's city elections or a Dec. 5 runoff for mayor and city council.
The fate of the annexation proposal might come down to school district boundaries for just nine public school students who live in the area, along with $2.3 million in property tax revenue for education.
The incorporation of Emory, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta would be the largest addition to the city since it annexed Buckhead 65 years ago.
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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
