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Considering Jared Samples's request to rezone property at 5561-5567 Memorial Drive from C-1 (Local Commercial) to MR-2 (Medium Density Residential-2) to allow residential development

Jared Samples asks to rezone property at 5561-5567 Memorial Drive for residential development

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Considering Jared Samples's request to rezone property at 5561-5567 Memorial Drive from C-1 (Local Commercial) to MR-2 (Medium Density Residential-2) to allow residential development

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Black households that own their home

Doing best in Georgia83.5%Jones County
United States44%
Georgia50.7%6th of 39 states6th of the 39 states with a reliable count
DeKalb County53.1%48th of 95 counties48th of the 95 Georgia counties with a reliable count

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024. Ranked from doing best, which here means the highest figure. 1st means the highest share. Georgia has 159 counties; 95 have at least 1,000 Black households and a survey margin of error of 10 points or less, so those are the ones ranked. 39 of the 50 states and DC are ranked, those with at least 20,000 Black households. Source · See the full ranking

Black households that own their home

53.1%DeKalb County48th of the 95 Georgia counties with a reliable count
50.7%Georgia6th of the 39 states with a reliable count
44%United States
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Black households that own their home
DeKalb County53.1%
Georgia50.7%
United States44%

Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024. 1st means the highest share. Georgia has 159 counties; 95 have at least 1,000 Black households and a survey margin of error of 10 points or less, so those are the ones ranked. 39 of the 50 states and DC are ranked, those with at least 20,000 Black households. Source · See the full ranking

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CountyDeKalb County Board of CommissionersPassed Sep 24

Who decides this

  • Robert PatrickDistrict 1Voted yesCallEmail
  • Michelle Long SpearsDistrict 2Voted yesCallEmail
  • Nicole MassiahDistrict 3AbsentEmail
  • Chakira JohnsonDistrict 4Voted yesCallEmail
  • Mereda Davis JohnsonDistrict 5Voted yesCallEmail
  • Ted TerrySuper District 6Voted yesCallEmail
  • LaDena BoltonSuper District 7Voted yesEmail

Whole board: passed 6 to 0, Sep 24

Decided, Sep 24: The board voted 6 to 0 on the Considering Jared Samples's request to rezone property at 5561-5567 Memorial Drive from C-1 (Local Commercial) to MR-2 (Medium Density Residential-2) to allow residential development. It passed.

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