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Melissa has a bachelor's degree in computer science from Penn State University and a bachelor's degree in management information systems and a master's degree in business management and marketing from Duquesne University.  She has lived in Sandy Springs for 22 years.

Melissa is a project manager with IBM Global Technology Services.

Melissa Mular's campaign for city council is her first entry into politics.

Plans to restrict density growth to maintain and enhance neighborhood character and quality of life.

Supports citizen participation in city government.

- Plans to restrict density growth to maintain and enhance neighborhood character and quality of life. 
- Supports citizen participation in city government.

Public Services

As of August 19, 2021, Melissa Mular’s website did not contain information on this issue.

COVID

City Budget

Wants to provide incentives for developers to include affordable housing in their developments and to explore alternate housing options like duplexes, triplexes and quadraplexes "as a means to add housing without adding significant density."

- Wants to provide incentives for developers to include affordable housing in their developments and to explore alternate housing options like duplexes, triplexes and quadraplexes "as a means to add housing without adding significant density."

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to ensure that the police and fire departments have funding, equipment and training, including more training for situations involving people suffering from mental illnesses.

Plans to focus on crime prevention, including support for the mentally ill.

Wants to develop a police technology plan to keep equipment and technology current and to allow the department to quickly adopt new technology.

- Wants to ensure that the police and fire departments have funding, equipment and training, including more training for situations involving people suffering from mental illnesses. 
- Plans to focus on crime prevention, including support for the mentally ill. 
- Wants to develop a police technology plan to keep equipment and technology current and to allow the department to quickly adopt new technology.

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

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Wants to restrict density growth "to maintain and enhance neighborhood character and quality of life," including restricting re-zoning that reduces the minimum lot size requirement.

As a citizen, she supported rezoning the Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Atlanta Perimeter Center from a hotel to apartments.

- Wants to restrict density growth "to maintain and enhance neighborhood character and quality of life," including restricting re-zoning that reduces the minimum lot size requirement. 
- As a citizen, she supported rezoning the Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Atlanta Perimeter Center from a hotel to apartments.

Zoning

Melissa Mular

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Eric has lived with his wife in Sandy Springs for 14 years. He was on the Georgia Workforce Development Board.

Eric is chief financial officer for Diaz Foods, which he has worked for the past 23 years.

Eric Newberg's campaign for city council is his first entry into politics.

Plans to get thoughts and opinions from all members of the district.

- Plans to get thoughts and opinions from all members of the district.

As of August 23, 2021, Eric Newberg’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Plans to balance the city's livability with the need for continued development.

- Plans to balance the city's livability with the need for continued development.

Eric Newberg

Leslie was born and raised in Marietta. She has a bachelor's degree in business information technology from University of Georgia. She has been married to her husband Mike for 34 years, and they have lived in Sandy Springs for 31 years. They have three children, all of whom attended local public schools.

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Leslie retired in 2018. She previously worked as a program and project manager in IT at Accenture for thirty years.

Leslie Mullis' campaign for city council is her first entry into politics.

Plans to attract more young families to Sandy Springs while also allowing seniors to remain in the community as they downsize.

Wants to improve transparency and communication with residents and make it easier for residents to provide input.

- Plans to attract more young families to Sandy Springs while also allowing seniors to remain in the community as they downsize.
- Wants to improve transparency and communication with residents and make it easier for residents to provide input.

Said, "I will make decisions based on science and data" and push for the city to follow CDC guidelines and recommendations in city facilities.

Promises to advocate for everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated and wear masks.

- Said, "I will make decisions based on science and data" and push for the city to follow CDC guidelines and recommendations in city facilities. 
- Promises to advocate for everyone who is eligible to get vaccinated and wear masks.

Wants to prioritize funding for improving storm water issues and paving roads and sidewalks.

Plans to improve transparency in the budgeting process so that taxpayers can easily track spending and know how tax dollars are being spent.

- Wants to prioritize funding for improving storm water issues and paving roads and sidewalks. 
- Plans to improve transparency in the budgeting process so that taxpayers can easily track spending and know how tax dollars are being spent.

Wants to create a plan to address housing affordability for lower and middle income earners.

Said, "\[a\]ddressing this issue does not require the city to sacrifice neighborhoods and should not pit neighbor against neighbor or homeowner against renter."

Wants to establish a study committee to explore ideas like community land trusts and employer-assisted homeownership programs.

- Wants to create a plan to address housing affordability for lower and middle income earners. 
- Said, "\[a\]ddressing this issue does not require the city to sacrifice neighborhoods and should not pit neighbor against neighbor or homeowner against renter." 
- Wants to establish a study committee to explore ideas like community land trusts and employer-assisted homeownership programs.

Wants to "look to address the main contributors to the rise in violent crime like poverty, isolation and lack of available mental health."

Supports the recent pay increase for police officers.

Wants to expand community policing, hire mental health and social workers for mental health and social welfare crises and increase resources for the police and fire departments.

- Wants to "look to address the main contributors to the rise in violent crime like poverty, isolation and lack of available mental health." 
- Supports the recent pay increase for police officers. 
- Wants to expand community policing, hire mental health and social workers for mental health and social welfare crises and increase resources for the police and fire departments.

Wants to innovate to decrease traffic and get people to work, services and businesses.

Plans to partner with private companies to build transportation technology, virtual traffic management and congestion management.

Wants to rebuild the relationship with the Perimeter Community Improvement District for improvements in the Perimeter district.

Plans to make streets more livable, safe, efficient, walkable, bikeable and ADA accessible.

- Wants to innovate to decrease traffic and get people to work, services and businesses. 
- Plans to partner with private companies to build transportation technology, virtual traffic management and congestion management. 
- Wants to rebuild the relationship with the Perimeter Community Improvement District for improvements in the Perimeter district. 
- Plans to make streets more livable, safe, efficient, walkable, bikeable and ADA accessible.

Said, "I believe that everyone living in Sandy Springs has a right to expect that the character of their neighborhood remains consistent over time."

Believes that "zoning is there to create a well-balanced community with benefits for everyone living in that community."

- Said, "I believe that everyone living in Sandy Springs has a right to expect that the character of their neighborhood remains consistent over time." 
- Believes that "zoning is there to create a well-balanced community with benefits for everyone living in that community."

Leslie Mullis

- 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. 