Representative Mike Jacobs

Here are the details of the next neighborhood meeting to discuss the proposed City of Brookhaven in advance of the July 31 vote. Officials from nearby cities have been attending these meetings to share their first-hand experience and answer your questions.

There will be many more of these meetings throughout June and July, some of which will be in or near your neighborhood.

Brookhaven Heights Neighborhood Meeting
Sunday, May 20, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
with Chamblee Mayor Eric Clarkson
at the home of Janet & Bill Eason
1177 Pine Grove Avenue

Approximately 15 neighborhood meetings are being set up across the proposed City of Brookhaven (click for map) to discuss cityhood in advance of the July 31 vote.  The mayor of a nearby city will be present at each meeting to explain the benefits of cityhood.  There is going to be more than one of these meetings in or near your neighborhood.

Here are details of the first two meetings:

Brookhaven Fields Neighborhood Meeting
Thursday, May 3, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
with Dunwoody Mayor Mike Davis
at the home of Chad & Cyn Boles
2291 Coosawattee Drive

Murphey Candler Neighborhood Meeting
Wednesday, May 9, 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
with Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker
hosted by Karen Whitehead & Wendy Butler
at the Chamblee-Dunwoody Holiday Inn
4386 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road

More meetings will be announced as details become available.

BrookhavenYES, the citizens’ group advocating for the City of Brookhaven, is hosting a community-wide BBQ at Blackburn Park on Sunday, April 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This is an opportunity to meet your neighbors and ask questions about the proposed city. Feel free to bring your kids. There will be activities for them, as well.

The House Governmental Affairs Committee will hear public comment on House Bill 636, the proposed Brookhaven city charter, this Tuesday, January 31, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Room 341 of the State Capitol.

BrookhavenYES, the citizens’ advocacy group supporting the proposal, is organizing a bus and carpools for supporters to attend the meeting. Click here for more information and to RSVP. The bus and carpools will leave Brookhaven at 1:15 p.m.

Also, click here to review the PowerPoint presentation that I made the House Governmental Affairs Committee this past week. Please contact me if you have any questions about it.

BrookhavenYES, the citizens’ advocacy group for the proposed City of Brookhaven, is holding an organizational meeting this Tuesday, January 17, at 7:00 p.m. in Lupton Auditorium in the main building of Oglethorpe University. If you support cityhood for Brookhaven, please consider attending this meeting to find out how you can help your fellow citizens advocate for it.

Previous messages about this meeting have stated that it would be held in Oglethorpe’s student center. Please note that the location has been changed to Lupton Auditorium.