The head of an Atlanta suburb, Buckhead, said Tuesday that his district is still trying to secede from the Georgia capital city amid surging violent crime rates.
“We are really feeling like this is a war zone, and I don’t say that lightly, especially given what you experienced in a war zone,” Buckhead City Committee CEO Bill White told Fox News. “This is murder and mayhem… We are dealing with a mayor who voted to defund the police.”
The wealthy Atlanta district has been attempting to become independent but has so far been unsuccessful. Earlier this year, both Republican Georgia House Speaker David Ralston and Senate Majority Leader Geoff Duncan have said they’re opposed to legislation that would put a Buckhead cityhood referendum on the November 2022 ballot….