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On Nov. 4, Brookhaven will ask residents whether the 2-year-old city should receive redevelopment powers that would enable the government or its development authority to issue bonds to create tax allocation districts or TADS. (I’ll explain TADS later but don’t want to run off my few readers just yet.)

The effort has a group of residents pushing against the vote, arguing that city officials are expanding their original marching orders — low taxes and improved service. But mission creep is inherent in government, and so re-engineering Buford Highway seems natural.

He thinks the move to remake Buford Highway “will destroy small businesses. The Buford Highway demographics has been here for many years. And all of a sudden Brookhaven wants this to be Hollywood and run everyone off.”

Back to the Mayor: “That’s not our goal. We’re just trying to improve it for everyone along Buford Highway.”

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