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City recognizes Stonecrest Industrial Council and outlines steps toward Latonia Industrial Boulevard CID
Summary
Council issued a proclamation honoring the Stonecrest Industrial Council's four-year anniversary and outlined procedural steps the city will take to activate a Latonia Industrial Boulevard Community Improvement District (CID).
The Stonecrest City Council on May 29 formally recognized the Stonecrest Industrial Council and outlined the steps needed to pursue a community improvement district (CID) centered on Latonia Industrial Boulevard.
Mayor Pro Tem and council members read a proclamation honoring the industrial council’s four-year anniversary and recognized attorney Bernard Knight and Gregory Wright for leadership in organizing local industrial property owners. The proclamation notes the council’s work to bring landowners together to consider a Stonecrest Latonia Industrial Boulevard CID.
City officials listed the procedural elements required to create a CID: designation of a geographic district, adoption of a council resolution consenting to CID creation, written consent from property owners in the proposed area, certification from the DeKalb County Tax Commissioner, appointment of the CID board, and execution of an incorporation agreement. Officials said the Stonecrest Industrial Council has been working with business owners in the proposed area and that many owners have expressed willingness to participate if the CID proceeds.
Speakers invited attorney Bernard Knight and Stonecrest Industrial Council chair Gregory Wright to the podium for recognition. The council’s proclamation stated the CID effort is intended to formalize a public–private arrangement to fund and manage public improvements in the industrial corridor, but no formal CID formation vote was taken at the meeting.
City staff and council members said further steps — including obtaining written owner consents and county certification — remain prerequisites before City Council would adopt any resolution to create the CID.
