South Fulton

History

Creek people and Cherokee people are indigenous to the area. The 2016 Georgia General Assembly passed bill HB514 to incorporate the city. Governor Nathan Deal signed the bill into law on April 29, 2016. On November 8, 2016, 59% of the citizens of what would become South Fulton voted to charter the city. This referendum was part of a "cityhood movement" in the Atlanta metropolitan area that began in 2005 with the incorporation of Sandy Springs on the north side of Atlanta. Several other communities in Fulton voted to incorporate in 2007. With the passage of the South Fulton referendum in 2016, Fulton County became the first county in Georgia with no unincorporated residential areas. As a result, in 2017, Fulton County also became the first county in Georgia to cease providing municipal services such as fire, police, zoning, and code enforcement. Many former Fulton County personnel and facilities were transferred to the City of South Fulton. The first mayor of South Fulton was Bill Edwards, who had previously served on the Fulton County Board of Commissioners from 2000 to 2014. His term expired on December 31, 2021. In November 2017, after a one-year waiting period mandated by state law, the city council selected Renaissance as the new name for the city after allowing residents to suggest names. More than 200 names had been submitted, and the list had been pared to 20, including Campbellton (a historical town now partly within the city), Atlanta Heights, Wolf Creek, and (still) South Fulton. Following a three-week public notice period and two regular public meetings—which are required to amend the city charter—the city council approved the name change in December 2017. However, Mayor Edwards vetoed the name change on December 18, citing several reasons, including…

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Largest nearby schools

• Westlake High School
  High · Atlanta · 2,461 students · 20.9:1 ratio
• Langston Hughes High School
  High · Fairburn · 1,964 students · 18.9:1 ratio
• Creekside High School
  High · Fairburn · 1,768 students · 17.2:1 ratio
• Banneker High School
  High · College Park · 1,610 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• Tri-Cities High School
  High · East Point · 1,483 students · 17.4:1 ratio
• Benjamin E. Mays High School
  High · Atlanta · 1,337 students · 12.5:1 ratio
• Renaissance Middle School
  Middle · Fairburn · 1,166 students · 17.7:1 ratio
• Bear Creek Middle School
  Middle · Fairburn · 1,108 students · 16.8:1 ratio