Group forms to oppose Buckhead cityhood
by John Ruch, Reporter Newspapers
Two prominent local attorneys are heading a group that has formed to oppose the Buckhead cityhood movement.
The Committee for a United Atlanta was announced in a May 20 press release that said the group “intends to reach out directly to neighborhoods in Buckhead and create a dialogue on how best to address issues like crime, zoning and infrastructure while educating residents on the realities of tearing our city apart.”
The CUA’s co-chairs are Linda Klein and Edward Lindsey. A shareholder at the legal and lobbying firm Baker Donelson and former American Bar Association president, Klein recently squared off against cityhood supporters at a Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods forum. Lindsey is an attorney at another power-house law and lobbying firm, Dentons, and formerly served Buckhead as a Republican state representative during previous cityhood discussions, where he similarly was a skeptical voice.