Government

Lakeside City is Not Necessarily a "City of Lakeside" (in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch)

• Tom Doolittle
• Apr 16, 2013

What's the difference between "Lakeside City" and a city by the name of Lakeside? One is a conceptual project that will yield many organizational benefits, the other is a taxing jurisdiction.

Legislature’s War on Home Rule-local control (in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch)

• Tom Doolittle
• Feb 25, 2013

A clear pattern has emerged since 2006, the legislature's disrespect for a primary foundation of the Georgia Constitution and will wittle it down with impunity, remarkably on the backs of citizens.

Cityhood on tap for the BriarPatch? Take your time, please (in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch)

• Tom Doolittle
• Jan 24, 2013

The author attended a meeting held by the 501c-3 Stand Up DeKalb this week, which dealt with the possible formation of a city... somewhere around here.

Schools

Lakeside Opens Its Doors to the Community! (in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch)

• Tom Doolittle
• Nov 1, 2012

Lakeside High School follows up on the spring open house that announced their new buildings.

Education

No CharterGeddon Law: STEMs, Conversion Charters, IB Programs Will Do Fine (in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch)

• Tom Doolittle
• Oct 24, 2012

Charter "Armageddon" – expansion of privatized school operations, parallel buildings and real estate development promised by Amendment 1 – is not needed in areas building their own "choice."

Education

Charter Commission Vote: 'Lakeside' CharterGeddon Portents Community Strife (in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch)

• Tom Doolittle
• Oct 19, 2012

CharterGeddon: Watch out as the parallel school system unfolds in a unique way near "Lakeside."

Education

North Atlanta Principal 'Ambush' Can Affect Charter Vote; Eerie Similarities to Lakeside Flap (in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch)

• Tom Doolittle
• Oct 12, 2012

North Atlanta High School principal's removal an affront to local parents – deja vu for Lakesiders and leaves questions about how communities with strong school ties will vote on charter expansion

Government

Post-TSPLOST: Plan B Tail Can’t Wag Vision X Dog (in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch)

• Tom Doolittle
• Aug 24, 2012

Can state and local leaders admit to getting the cart before the horse, trying to put their socks over their shoes – on financing anyway?

Government

T-SPLOST Push Back: Self-Inflicted Tax Approach a Miscalculation (in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch)

• Tom Doolittle
• Jul 29, 2012

Detractors all have their individual reasons, but the disparate band of naysayer voters all have one common aim — to bend their feckless leaders to their will.