Buckhead City is not dead.

The push to pull away from Atlanta and form a distinct city was once again revived Tuesday despite failing to garner support from any senior Georgia GOP lawmakers.

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State Sen. Randy Robertson, who represents a Republican district nearly two hours away from Buckhead, introduced a bill that would allow voters who are not in his district to decide on whether to secede from Atlanta. If approved by the legislature, Buckhead voters would be allowed to decide whether they want to stay or go via a 2024 ballot referendum.

The bill filed by Robertson is almost identical to the one last year but with one big change — the new mayor would make $225,000, more than Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) brings home in a year, and part-time city council members would make $72,000.

The fight for cityhood has gained traction over the years but has been shot down in the legislature.

Supporters say they do not feel protected by Atlanta police officers and cite crime rates as to why they want to create a separate city. Opponents have long claimed the true motivation for the push to secede is race-based and have argued stripping Atlanta of the tax revenue generated by Buckhead would bring it to its knees.

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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, who helped block the proposal last year, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he had met with Robertson to discuss the topic and said Robertson's "rationale lies on the line of: 'Let people make the decision.'"

The first-term mayor added that the city of Atlanta has worked hard to build its standing with businesses, tourists, and residents.

"Now that we've got the highest bond rating, the world's busiest airport, the highest graduation rate for APS ever — now you want to leave us?" he said. "You can't unscramble this egg. This is together. You want to undo that and still get the benefit of being adjacent to the best city? I'm not going to let that happen."

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Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, a Republican, said that even though the fight over the creation of Buckhead City wasn't his top priority, he would let the debate play out in the legislative process.

"I'm not going to shut down the conversation if a senator brings it forward because they have legitimate issues," he told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I'm not shutting the door on a senator bringing forth legislation to be debated. That's what the legislative process is about."