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Get ready to OD on rezoning issues, DeKalbites. There’s a host of heavy-duty proposals coming down the pike that promises to keep slow-growthers, homeowner activists and land-use variance geeks occupied for days to come.

First up is an apartment complex being proposed for the Merry Hills neighborhood just west of the Toco Hill Shopping Center by Ashkouti Development. In an e-mail to constituents, local state Rep. Mike Jacobs, (R-DeKalb) calls the plan “the most egregious encroachment into a residential neighborhood I have seen during my time in public service.” Mike can be pretty hard to read sometimes, but we’re gonna go out on a limb and guess this means he doesn’t like it.

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Stand Up DeKalb, a community advocacy group that most recently fought the controversial Sembler project at Briarcliff and North Druid Hills roads, is calling out its members to voice their opinion about the tax allocation district legislation that is quickly weaving its way through the General Assembly. Both the state House and Senate are working on bills that’ll address the issue. Critics of TADs say the financing method robs schools of funding. After the jump, Stand Up DeKalb’s release.

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