A proposal for voters to decide this spring whether a 17th city should be created in Gwinnett County is moving forward in the Georgia House of Representatives.
The House’s Intragovernmental Coordination Committee approved Senate Bill 333, which calls for a referendum on Mulberry cityhood to be placed on the May 21 general election primary ballot, on Tuesday.
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