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.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.This episode is brought to you by our sponsor ABM.Download ABM's Stimulus Solutions GuideResources:Visit the Stonecrest, GA Government website