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Top:Stakeholders packed out the DeKalb Medical Hillandale Auditorium to learn about the city and other activities

Dawn of a New City in DeKalb

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Top:Stakeholders packed out the DeKalb Medical Hillandale Auditorium to learn about the city and other activities
Top: Stakeholders packed out the DeKalb Medical Hillandale Auditorium to learn about the city and other activities

 

Bottom: Jason Lary stands at center as he speaks with some of the candidates who are running for office Photos by Glenn L. Morgan/ OCG News
Bottom: Jason Lary stands at center as he speaks with some of the candidates who are running for office
Photos by Glenn L. Morgan/ OCG News

 

It’s campaign season in DeKalb County’s new city of Stonecrest and the candidates running for office are already stomping for votes.

At the Jan. 12 meeting held by the Governor’s Commission on the City of Stonecrest, the volunteer group that is laying the groundwork for the new city, several of the candidates attended and were permitted to introduce themselves. The DeKalb Medical Auditorium where the meeting was held was prime ground for networking: The facility was packed with stakeholders.

“We held the meeting to update residents on various issues, adopt resolutions, initiate activities of the Stonecrest Community Committee, and other related business,” said Joel Thibodeaux, who chairs the governor’s commission.

A constituent, Johnny Waits, asked if those running for office could introduce themselves and 14 came forward.

Twenty people have officially declared their candidacy for the March 21 special election. Three people are running for the top job as mayor: Jason Lary, who led the effort to create Stonecrest; Charles S. Hill II, who holds degrees from Morehouse College and Harvard University and will graduate in the spring from Yale University; and Douglas E. Favors II, who is self-employed and has a background in retail and management.

There are 17 contenders vying for seats on the five-member City Council. Those elected to Posts 1, 3 and 5 will serve four years, along with the mayor. Those elected to Posts 2 and 4 will serve 4 years so that in the future, elections will be staggered to prevent all of the positions from being open at the same time.

The candidates who qualified to run by paying fees of $600 for mayor and $450 for City Council represent a diverse group that includes educators, entrepreneurs, managers, authors, a military veteran and a retired police officer.

H. Maxine Daniels, DeKalb County’s director of Voter Registration and Elections, said the list of candidates continually grew during the three-day qualifying period, Jan. 9-11.

“We had several come on the last day to qualify,” said Daniels. “Everything went smoothly. There were no problems.”

Each council member will represent 10,000 residents in the city of 50,000.

Daniels said her staff is already planning for the special election specifically looking at which precincts will serve eligible voters.

Some of the precincts only have about 75 people who live within that geographic area so we know that we are going to have to combine some precincts so that we don’t waste a lot of resources,” said Daniels.

Daniels said that residents will be notified by mail within a month of the special election telling them where they should go to vote.

The 20 candidates running for office are:

 

Mayor

Jason-Lary_new

Jason Lary

6844 Main Street

Lithonia, GA 30058

Phone: 770-484-8740

jasonlarysr@gmail.com

 

Douglas FavorsDouglas E. Favors, II

P.O. Box 361436

Decatur, GA 30036

Phone: 678-292-6852

dougfavors@gmail.com

 

Charles S. Hill II.Charles Hill, II

4135 N. Goddard Road

Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: 404-234-1990

 

 

City Council, Post 1

 

JimmyClanton_Headshot_011117Jimmy Clanton

P.O. Box 1495

Lithonia, GA 30058

Phone: 404-657-6283

jimmyclantonjr@gmail.com

 

Charles RossCharles Ross

P.O. Box 870928

Stone Mountain, GA 30087

Phone: 404-272-4633

charlesross@outlook.com

 

 

City Council, Post 2

 

Plez JoynerPlez A. Joyner

P.O. Box 1462

Lithonia, GA 30058

Phone: 404-915-5038

Plez4stonecrest2@gmail.com

 

 

Alexis MorrisAlexis Bethel Morris

5184 Miller Woods Drive

Lithonia, GA 30035

Phone: 404-670-3184

ALEXISMORRIS1972@gmail.com

 

Gretchen TorbertGretchen Jones Torbert

P.O. Box 339

Lithonia, GA 30074

Phone: 770-648-4982

info@drgretchenjtorbert.com

 

Rob Turner(1)Rob Turner

P.O. Box 361214

Decatur, GA 30036

Phone: 470-223-5991

ELECTROBTURNER@gmail.com

 

 

City Council, Post 3

 

Jazzmin CobbleJazzmin Randall Cobble

5545 Alpine Court

Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: 404-644-905

Jazzmin.cobble@gmail.com

 

Hubbard_flagEric Hubbard

P.O. Box 1374

Lithonia, GA 30058

Phone: 678-321-8763

eric@hubbardforStonecrest.com

 

 

City Council, District 4

 

Geraldine Champion

5076 Miners Creek Circle

Lithonia, GA 30038

chamgeral@comcast.net

 

jay cunninghamJesse “Jay” Cunningham

P.O. Box 360946

Decatur, GA 30036

Phone: 404-482-4857

jaycunningham2014@yahoo.com

 

Mary-Pat Hector

3497 Hunters Hill Drive

Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: 678-508-4086

electmarypathector@gmail.com

 

Jonathan “JP” Phillips

5266 Sandy Shores Court

Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: 678-613-7933

jphillipsdistrict4@gmail.com

 

George Turner, Jr.

P.O. Box 2178

Lithonia, GA 30058

Phone: 404-886-2053

turnerg1@comcast.net

 

 

City Council, District 5

 

diane adomaDiane Daniels Adoma

P.O. Box 1376

Lithonia, GA 30058

Phone: 470-223-6039

Adoma.diane@gmail.com

 

 

Tammy GrimesTammy L. Grimes

P.O. Box 756

Lithonia, GA 30058

Phone: 678-323-8466

Electgrimes17@gmail.com

 

 

 

Lloyd MorrisonLloyd Morrison

3035 Stone Mountain Street

Lithonia, GA 30058

Phone: 904-412-9947

lloydmorrison17@gmail.com

 

Richard Stone

5706 Southcrest Lane

Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: 404-824-9218

robert2319@comcast.net

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