- Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia
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Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia 
Chattahoochee HillsCoordinates: 33°33′02″N 84°45′38″W / 33.55056°N 84.76056°W Country United States State Georgia County Fulton County Government – Mayor Don Hayes Population (2010) – Total 2,378 Time zone EST – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC) Website http://www.chatthillsga.us Chattahoochee Hills (formerly Chattahoochee Hill Country) is a city in southern Fulton County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,378.[1] It is the incorporated part of a region called "Chattahoochee Hill Country," an area encompassing approximately 60,000 acres (240 km2) southwest of Atlanta, bordered on the northwest side by the Chattahoochee River. Unlike the rest of metro Atlanta, it is still relatively undeveloped, and most of its rural character remains unchanged. The majority of the wider area comprises the west-southwest part of southern Fulton, and smaller adjacent parts of southern Douglas, eastern Carroll, and northern Coweta counties.
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History
The area that is now southwest Fulton was once Campbell County. Historically, the southwesternmost region of Fulton was considered to be a "town" called Rico.[2]
The idea of the area as "Chattahoochee Hills" is very recent, and grew out of attempts to incorporate all of Fulton County into cities following the 2005 incorporation of Sandy Springs.
During the 2006 session, the Georgia General Assembly passed a law allowing the Fulton section of the area to incorporate as a city (the only type of municipality allowed in Georgia), the purpose being the municipalization of that county, and to allow local residents to have local control of zoning. This has included concentrating development in three planned villages, though the nearby city of Palmetto took one of them for itself, leaving a gerrymander-looking arm of it sticking northwest into the heart of the new city.
On June 19, 2007, residents voted by an 83% to 17% margin to incorporate the 33,000-acre (130 km2) portion within Fulton as the city of Chattahoochee Hill Country in a local referendum. Later annexation could incorporate the portions remaining in other counties.
Chattahoochee Hill Country became a city on December 1, 2007, with the first elected officials taking office a few days later. On September 23, 2008, the city was renamed by an ordinance from Chattahoochee Hill Country to Chattahoochee Hills.
Public safety
Just over 3 years into cityhood, on February 15, 2010, Chattahoochee Hills lost its first police officer, Michael Vogt, who died from a gunshot wound from a high-powered weapon.
Chattahoochee Hills is locally known for its public safety, with its emphasis on reducing excessive speeding on South Fulton Parkway and improving safety for all travelers.
Prior to Chattahoochee Hills becoming a city in 2007, South Fulton Parkway had become an unofficial race track. Motorcyclists held weekend races on the eight-mile section of road from Douglas County to Rivertown Road, and commuters traveling to and from Atlanta took advantage of the lack of local police to speed in excess of 70 mph. This caused a safety concern for residents and other travelers.
Once the city of Chattahoochee Hills established its own public safety department, the police department took the necessary measures to make South Fulton Parkway safe again. It placed control cars within public view along South Fulton Parkway to slow traffic to the posted speed limit, and it ticketed persistent speeders who continued to violate the law.
As a result of these proactive measures, the eight-mile section of South Fulton Parkway in Chattahoochee Hills has shown marked improvements: motorists are more intentional about maintaining the legal speed limit, the weekend motorcycle racing has been eliminated, and South Fulton Parkway is a safer road for all travelers.
References
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Chattahoochee Hills city, Georgia". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
- ^ http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=33.58111&lon=-84.76889
- Chattahoochee Hill Country Becomes a City, Fulton County Government website
External links
- Chattahoochee Hills official website
- Chattahoochee Hills Civic Association
- Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy
Municipalities and communities of Fulton County, Georgia Cities Alpharetta | Atlanta‡ | Chattahoochee Hills | College Park‡ | East Point | Fairburn | Hapeville | Johns Creek | Milton | Mountain Park‡ | Palmetto‡ | Roswell | Sandy Springs | Union City
Unincorporated
communitiesCampbellton | Hopewell | Red Oak | Sandtown
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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