Atlanta Annexation Survey Results

MANA has now completed a second survey of residents to determine the neighborhood's interest in being included in a City of Atlanta annexation map. See our community meeting notes explaining why we decided to conduct a second survey on cityhood and annexation.

For the current survey, volunteers went door to door and also collected responses online:

- 564 neighborhood addresses were validated, which reflects 42.6% of households

- 745 valid surveys are included in this brief report

- 71% of respondents supported the idea of being added to an Atlanta annexation map

In view of these results, the MANA Board is contacting our representatives about including our neighborhood in any Atlanta annexation map that is considered during the current legislative session. Should an Atlanta annexation referendum take place, being in the map protects our residents' right to vote in favor of or against the proposal. 

The survey included two questions; results are summarized below.

MANA Atlanta annexation survey now closed

via the MANA Working group:

The survey is now closed.  Thanks to all the volunteers and those who participated.  We received 756 completed surveys.  We will be reviewing the entries to confirm they are legitimate and will be reporting the results soon.

Community meeting and survey: Atlanta option

COMMUNITY MEETING on JANUARY 22

DeKalb County Commissioner Jeff Rader and Atlanta City Councilman Alex Wan will speak at a special MANA meeting on Thursday, January 22, at 7:00pm at the International Community School. They will discuss what is involved if Medlock decides to stay in unincorporated DeKalb County or considers the option to join the proposed Atlanta annexation map.

There will also be discussion of a brief new survey MANA is conducting to gauge neighborhood interest in this option.

NEW SURVEY

MANA volunteers started going door to door on Saturday morning to alert residents to this new survey and answer questions.

The purpose of this survey is to determine the level of support in Medlock for joining residents in Clairmont Heights and Druid Hills in their proposal to be annexed into the City of Atlanta.

The survey is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N5MVJGP

While many MANA residents would like to maintain the status quo as unincorporated residents of DeKalb, it is uncertain whether remaining unincorporated will be a possibility, and if so, for how long. If the annexation and cityhood efforts are successful, Medlock would be an unincorporated island, at which point the legislature could take it on itself to determine which municipality we would join. Annexing into the City of Decatur is not an option. Adding our neighborhood to Atlanta annexation map would give Medlock residents the opportunity to vote in a 2015 referendum.

The survey is open to all MANA residents, whether they are homeowners or renters. If you would like to help with this canvassing effort, contact medlockassoc at gmail.