How to Start a New City

Janice Allen Jackson, city manager of Stonecrest, Georgia, discusses the expected and unexpected challenges when undertaking the immense task of starting a new city.

Episode 10 of the Voices in Local Government podcast, hosted by Joe Supervielle, Janice Jackson, titled "How to Start a New City" was published on February 25, 2022 and runs 25 minutes.

February 25, 2022 ·25m · Voices in Local Government

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Janice Allen Jackson, city manager of Stonecrest, Georgia, discusses the expected and unexpected challenges when undertaking the immense task of starting a new city.

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Janice Allen Jackson, city manager of Stonecrest, Georgia, discusses the expected and unexpected challenges when undertaking the immense task of starting a new city.

We dive into the reasoning and context on why and when a location may want to break off an existing city or county jurisdiction to create their own city, how to overcome the many challenges–like logistics to gaining and keeping community support–and how the form of government makes a huge difference.

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