That census form still sitting around? Here's why it's important to important to mail it back according to the AJC:
At last count in 2008, the city fell just 6,582 people short of becoming what’s known as an entitlement city.
To reach that 50,000 population threshold, it will have to count traditionally missed folks like Porter and Robinson, as well as those still on the streets, immigrants and the working poor without stable addresses.
It’s a multimillion-dollar proposition. If East Point succeeds, a chunk of the $14 billion that Georgia receives from federal agencies each year will go directly to the cash-strapped city, to help pay for crumbling streets and buildings.
Read more from the AJC here.
