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Serving our community is important to me. Teamwork is the key to the success of every type of organization from basic neighborhood committees to Fortune 500 corporations. Feedback from the community is one of our biggest tools and assets in planning the future. Over the last 19 years I have been engaged in the community as a leader and team member of the Planning and Zoning Board, the Charter Review Committee, the Clarkston City Council, Zoning Technical Advisory Committee, president of the Urban Redevelopment Agency, and several of our community administrative select and steering committees. I’m currently serving on the Historic Preservation Commission, a member of the Clarkston Greenway Project Advisory Group, and a member of the steering committee for the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) project. To better perform the duties as a team member, I’ve pursued extensive training in government policy and operations, including urban development, ethics for elected officials, municipal law, with over 117 credit hours in Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) programs, two years on the GMA Board of Directors, plus dozens of Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) seminars and programs designed to enhance the Quality of Life (QoL) in the Clarkston community and Equitable Transit Oriented Development (ETOD). I served on the DeKalb Opportunity Zone Chapter with United Way of Atlanta for eight years overseeing and developing programs for our local community as well as administering mini grants for family programs related to child development with community partners and coincidentally with the Gwinnett County and Cobb County Opportunity Zones.

The vision of Clarkston being family friendly, safe, and welcoming continues. We continue to offer a vast array of housing options through zoning and are strategically implementing programs to maintain affordable housing, parks expansion and recreation improvements, pedestrian safety, and early education.

Eliminating pathways to poverty and issues of mass incarceration led me to develop our decriminalization of marijuana and “ban the box” policies. I have championed these important issues in my past terms. Education remains one of our biggest challenges along with our guarantee of quality housing standards in our multifamily developments. I have concluded that we need to form a Clarkston Housing Authority to address the poor management of many of our multifamily apartment complexes. For the dignity of the children and families living in our community, these issues should be the focus of our city council team as we prepare to meet new challenges that will arise.

I’m eager to work with our Mayor and Council to help Clarkston thrive, and I’m committed to listening to residents’ concerns and their views about how the city should move forward. As a council member, I’ll support strong neighborhoods, an enhanced downtown commercial district maximizing economic growth, an emphasis on public safety and minimizing crime, support for public education, and quality-of-life improvements for all residents.

Clarkston is now at a significant milestone and crossroad. A revised Zoning Ordinance, Livable Centers Initiative (LCI), and a new Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP), the city’s principal planning guide, are ongoing challenges for the City Council required by the Atlanta Regional Commission. These critical documents will determine how our city develops over the next decade and into the future. It is important to elect a candidate who has the experience and knowledge to help guide these efforts. I’m asking for your vote for Dean Sumner Moore for City Council so I can continue to serve our community and represent you.