Tucker wins cityhood and LaVista Hills left unincorporated
Metro Atlanta's cityhood movement recorded a split decision Tuesday, with voters in Tucker affirming its place as a well-known suburb and LaVista Hills failing by just 136 votes.
Tucker won approval by a 3-to-1 margin, becoming the eighth new city in the Atlanta area since Sandy Springs formed in 2005.
Without a city, LaVista Hills supporters say it’s likely that nearby cities like Atlanta, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville or Tucker may attempt to annex territory.
About 40 percent of registered voters participated in LaVista Hills' unsuccessful referendum, and 31 percent voted in Tucker's winning effort.
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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.
