“Whether or not Greenhaven (a proposed south DeKalb city) happens is not a huge influence on us,” said Avondale Mayor Jonathan Elmore. “It’s not a land grab, we just feel annexing is the right thing to do. A lot of people think most of those areas [proposed for annexation] are in Avondale anyway.”

Avondale’s annexation map includes the neighborhoods of Forrest Hills and Decatur Terrace, those residential areas south of Rockbridge Road, the American Legion property east of the city and the Rio Circle commercial district.