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YT has a bachelor's degree in political science, a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, a master's degree in social work and a master's degree in public administration from Georgia State University.

YT is a licensed social worker. She currently works as a legislative coordinator for Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc. She previously worked as a research assistant for Kenny A. Project and Department of Social Work - Professional Funding Center.

Yterenickia "YT" Bell previously ran for mayor of Clarkston in 2020 but did not win. She was a member of Clarkston city council from 2018 until 2020, when she qualified to run for mayor.

Plans "to work with the community and address real-time issues like economic development and inequality, access to the ballot, and COVID-19 education, prevention, and vaccination with a racial equity lens."

Wants to see Clarkston's business and retail sectors grow, as well as more beautification and accessibility in the city.

- Plans "to work with the community and address real-time issues like economic development and inequality, access to the ballot, and COVID-19 education, prevention, and vaccination with a racial equity lens." 
- Wants to see Clarkston's business and retail sectors grow, as well as more beautification and accessibility in the city.

Public Services

Wants to improve housing and relief for individuals facing financial hardship due to COVID-19.

Plans to work "with trusted, community leaders to disseminated information to keep residents safe and health."

Wants to create a COVID-19 prevention plan with steps to reduce the number of cases and increase awareness of how to reduce the spread, including a citywide campaign to encourage residents to get vaccinated.

- Wants to improve housing and relief for individuals facing financial hardship due to COVID-19. 
- Plans to work "with trusted, community leaders to disseminated information to keep residents safe and health." 
- Wants to create a COVID-19 prevention plan with steps to reduce the number of cases and increase awareness of how to reduce the spread, including a citywide campaign to encourage residents to get vaccinated.

COVID

Believes the budget should reflect the priorities of the community and wants to get input from the community to find the greatest needs.

Wants to remain fiscally responsible while being innovative in budgeting.

- Believes the budget should reflect the priorities of the community and wants to get input from the community to find the greatest needs. 
- Wants to remain fiscally responsible while being innovative in budgeting.

City Budget

Promises to start by acknowledging and defining what affordability means for Clarkston specifically and diversify housing option with mixed us development and strategies to increase affordable housing.

Doesn't want to "ostracize residents in clusters based on their income."

Wants to work with the Department of Community Affairs to find programs for residents who wants to buy a home manage the process and receive subsidies.

Plans to work with developers to put money into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for residents to apply for relief.

- Promises to start by acknowledging and defining what affordability means for Clarkston specifically and diversify housing option with mixed us development and strategies to increase affordable housing. 
- Doesn't want to "ostracize residents in clusters based on their income." 
- Wants to work with the Department of Community Affairs to find programs for residents who wants to buy a home manage the process and receive subsidies. 
- Plans to work with developers to put money into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for residents to apply for relief.

Housing & Urban Development

Promises to work to create a non-police responder unit staffed with social workers to provide support and intervention to residents, including domestic violence, substance abuse or mental health related calls.

As a city council member, she created a partnership between the police and New American Pathways to provide services and referrals to individuals dealing with domestic violence in their native language.

- Promises to work to create a non-police responder unit staffed with social workers to provide support and intervention to residents, including domestic violence, substance abuse or mental health related calls. 
- As a city council member, she created a partnership between the police and New American Pathways to provide services and referrals to individuals dealing with domestic violence in their native language.

Public Safety

Wants to do more to make sure pedestrians and cyclists are safe, including infrastructure improvements like setbacks for bike crossings, buffers between cars and bikes and waiting areas for cyclists at traffic lights to indicate when it's safe for them to cross.

- Wants to do more to make sure pedestrians and cyclists are safe, including infrastructure improvements like setbacks for bike crossings, buffers between cars and bikes and waiting areas for cyclists at traffic lights to indicate when it's safe for them to cross.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports efforts to make housing more affordable through zoning, including zoning reform that focuses on how zoning impacts quality of life, especially to historically underrepresented individuals.

As a city council member, she worked to start the zoning rewrite process, which is still in progress.

- Supports efforts to make housing more affordable through zoning, including zoning reform that focuses on how zoning impacts quality of life, especially to historically underrepresented individuals. 
- As a city council member, she worked to start the zoning rewrite process, which is still in progress.

Zoning

Yterenickia "YT" Bell

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 