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WOOD v. GWINNETT COUNTY

34792.

243 Ga. 833 (1979)

257 S.E.2d 258

WOOD v. GWINNETT COUNTY et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 20, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary L. Davis, for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Gerald W. Boling, Assistant Attorney General, amicus curiae.

James A. Henderson, for appellees.

HALL, Justice.

This appeal presents the single issue whether Gwinnett County under its home rule power has authority to amend a local Act of the legislature creating the Gwinnett County Public Facilities Authority. We rule that it does not.

The Gwinnett County Public Facilities Authority Act was effectuated in 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 4463 et seq.) and the Authority was authorized to build or acquire fire stations and finance them from a special fire protection...

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