Editing Rest Haven, Georgia (section)

==History==
The town was granted a municipal charter in 1938.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/r.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=187 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

It was announced on September 19, 2005, that the town leaders wished to be [[annexation|annex]]ed into [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]], a much larger city which surrounds Rest Haven except on the north. A previous attempt to do so in 2001 ended in a lawsuit and a judge ordered Rest Haven to remain a city. Some property owners have already de-annexed from the town and annexed into Buford. [http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/stories/20050919/localnews/18103.shtml] ([http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/hall/newfullstory.asp?ID=96362])

State law prohibits annexation of one city into another, so the town would first have to vote in a referendum to dissolve. It would then go through the annexation process, requiring approval of the Buford [[city council]] and a second referendum of the former Rest Haven residents.

Additional legal battles ensued in 2015 by some local residents' request to be [[annexation|annex]]ed by Buford, which was granted.<ref name=gwin>{{cite web | url=https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/gwinnett-commissioners-approve-request-from-rest-haven-to-deannex-land/article_23b30cba-7b93-5139-8636-bc78bc0437ae.html | title=Gwinnett commissioners approve request from Rest Haven to deannex land }}</ref>

As of 2022, the city of Rest Haven still exists with Kenneth Waycaster serving as Mayor. All planning, zoning, utilities, and permitting services are provided by [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]].<ref name=gwin/>