Community Update

               DECEMBER 3RD CITY COUNCIL RUN-OFF
BY LARRY TROUTMAN

AS MOST OF YOU ALREADY KNOW I WILL BE IN THE RUN-OFF WITH KEITH ROCHE ON DECEMBER 3RD AT THE CITY HALL IN LAWRENCEVILLE GEORGIA. I WISH TO THANK ALL OF YOU WHO VOTED FOR ME, HOWEVER, IT'S TIME TO GET SERIOUS.

FOR THE CITY OF LAWRENCEVILLE THIS WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT ELECTION.

SEVERAL THINGS NEED TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE YOU VOTE AND I ENCOURAGE ALL WHO ARE REGISTERED TO DO SO ON DECEMBER 3RD. IF YOU DON'T VOTE DON'T COMPLAIN.

WE HAD  LESS THAN 10% OF REGISTERED VOTERS FOR THE ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5TH. DO OUR CITIZENS JUST DON'T CARE ANY MORE ABOUT OUR CITY AND WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE HALLS OF GOVERNMENT.

DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CITY????

YOU CAN CLEAN UP ALL THE CORRIDORS THAT YOU WANT AT THE SAME THAT YOU ARE RUNNING BUSINESSES OFF TO OTHER NEARBY CITIES.

WE NEED TO SHOW ARE CITY AND THE COUNTY THAT WE CARE ABOUT SMALL MOM AND POP STORES, SHOPS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES.

THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO OUR IMAGE. THIS INCLUDES BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE MANY SINGLE RESIDENCES THAT ARE NOW BEING OCCUPIED BY MANY PEOPLE ALMOST LIKE A BOARDING HOUSE IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS. THEY ARE THERE FOR A FEW MONTHS DESTROY THE PROPERTY AND DE-VALUE THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO OWNERSHIP. OUR QUALITY OF LIFE REGULATIONS NEED TO BE ENFORCED WITH MORE THAN A GENTLE SLAP ON THE HAND.

LET'S FINE THE BANKS, OWNERS THAT PERMIT THIS TO HAPPEN WITH  LARGE AMOUNT FINES TO SHOW THAT WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, SO WE CAN KEEP THEM NEAT AND CLEAN AND ARE HOME VALUES UP.

LET'S CONCENTRATE ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE INFA-STRUCTURE FOR OUR CITY THEN WE WILL SEE PROFESSIONALS AND LARGER COMPANIES WANTING TO LOCATE HERE.
I WILL SEE THAT THESE AREAS ARE ADDRESSED AND ACTION TAKEN AND NOT JUST TALKED ABOUT ON A CASUAL BASIS.

LET'S BE PROUD OF OUR CITY AND KEEP THE PLYWOOD OFF THE WINDOWS OF CLOSED BUSINESSES. JUST LOOK AROUND TO OTHER  CLOSE BY CITIES IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT CAN HAPPEN.

LET'S ALSO CONCENTRATE ON BUILDING A RESERVE FUND IN OUR CITY THAT WE REALLY DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE. STOP NEEDLESS SPENDING OF TAX PAYERS MONEY.

IT'S TIME TO GET THE EGOS OUT OF THE WAY AND TAKE CARE OF OUR CITY THE WAY WE SHOULD.

LET OUR CITIZENS WHO PUT OFFICIALS IN OFFICE HAVE A VOICE WHEN THEY WANT WITHOUT RESTRAINTS.

IT'S TIME TO SEE A CHANGE.