Out of four new cities proposed just west of Atlanta, only one is still in play.
Campaigns to establish the municipalities of Lost Mountain, East Cobb, and Vinings in what are now unincorporated parts of Cobb County, Georgia, all failed their May 24 ballot referendums. Voters living within the proposed boundaries of Mableton, on the southern edge of the county, will vote on cityhood in November. Organizers of that movement, which would create one of metro Atlanta’s most racially and economically diverse cities, say the later voting date will give them more time to educate the electorate on the benefits of incorporation.
