‘Buckxit’: plan to split ritzy Buckhead from Atlanta faces expensive hurdles

Affluent suburb bids to become its own city to reduce taxes and crime - but critics say proposal would mean a race to the bottom'

A controversial plan to split Buckhead, an upscale district of Atlanta, from the Georgia city faces a number of expensive hurdles, according to those who oppose a move that has been come to be known as Buckxit".

A group of influential residents of Buckhead, backed by Republicans in the state senate, are attempting to make the affluent suburb its own city, separating it from Atlanta.