Tucker Observer

Cara is from Topeka, Kansas. She graduated from Emory University. She has lived in Tucker for 24 years. She is co-lead of Friends of Henderson Park and a member of the Tucker Planning Commission. She was appointed by the mayor to this position. She was vice president of Friends of Tucker Parks and a board member of the Tucker Civic Association. She lives with her husband, Michael, off Brockett Road.

In 2008, she founded Schroeder Resources, which provides fundraising services to nonprofit organizations.

Cara Schroeder's campaign for city council is her first entry into politics.

Supports a nondiscrimination ordinance for the city, "to ensure all residents, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, or gender identity have a voice in city affairs."

Plans to work with business owners to improve the appeal of the Lawrenceville Highway business corridor.

Wants to livestream city council meetings.

Wants to improve Fitzgerald Field so that it can host professional, league and high school sporting events.

- Supports a nondiscrimination ordinance for the city, "to ensure all residents, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, background, sexual orientation, or gender identity have a voice in city affairs." 
- Plans to work with business owners to improve the appeal of the Lawrenceville Highway business corridor. 
- Wants to livestream city council meetings. 
- Supported Tucker becoming its own city. 
- Wants to improve Fitzgerald Field so that it can host professional, league and high school sporting events.

Public Services

As a member of the mayor's emergency COVID-19 advisory committee, she helped get masks delivered to assisted living facilities, senior apartments, local businesses, resident mailboxes and drive-thru events and encouraged mask use and vaccinations for residents.

As a member of the mayor's emergency COVID-19 advisory committee, she used CARES funding to provide housing relief and food delivery to more than 550 households and virtual learning support for 50 students.

- As a member of the mayor's emergency COVID-19 advisory committee, she helped get masks delivered to assisted living facilities, senior apartments, local businesses, resident mailboxes and drive-thru events and encouraged mask use and vaccinations for residents. 
- As a member of the mayor's emergency COVID-19 advisory committee, she used CARES funding to provide housing relief and food delivery to more than 550 households and virtual learning support for 50 students.

COVID

Plans to get more funding for more amenities in District 2 parks, particularly Johns Homestead Park.

Wants to use new income from semiprofessional teams and tournaments at Fitzgerald Field for public safety measures.

- Plans to get more funding for more amenities in District 2 parks, particularly Johns Homestead Park. 
- Wants to use new income from semiprofessional teams and tournaments at Fitzgerald Field for public safety measures.

City Budget

Supports the city's recent urban camping ordinance, allowed the police to arrest people for sleeping, sitting or lying down in the city after giving them a warning.

Wants to make housing available at all economic levels.

- Supports the city's recent urban camping ordinance, allowed the police to arrest people for sleeping, sitting or lying down in the city after giving them a warning. 
- Wants to make housing available at all economic levels.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports the partnership between the DeKalb County Police Department and the City of Tucker, as well as the neighborhood watch programs.

Promises to work for more community policing resources and to make sure "our officers have what they need to protect and serve in Tucker."

- Supports the partnership between the DeKalb County Police Department and the City of Tucker, as well as the neighborhood watch programs. 
- Promises to work for more community policing resources and to make sure "our officers have what they need to protect and serve in Tucker." 
- Wants to hire more police officers.

Public Safety

Promises to work to implement the Tucker Tomorrow city plan for downtown development, parks, trails and transportation.

Supports Community Improvement District (CID) projects, include the Northlake CID transportation plans around 285 and the Tucker Summit CID traffic calming studies on Mountain Industrial.

- Wants to improve Lawrenceville Highway. 
- Promises to work to implement the Tucker Tomorrow city plan for downtown development, parks, trails and transportation.
- Supports Community Improvement District (CID) projects, include the Northlake CID transportation plans around 285 and the Tucker Summit CID traffic calming studies on Mountain Industrial.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Wants to use the Tucker Tomorrow plans as a basis for city planning and development.

As a member of the Tucker Planning Committee, she makes recommendations on proposed changes to zoning rules and maps.

- Wants to use the Tucker Tomorrow plans as a basis for city planning and development. 
- As a member of the Tucker Planning Committee, she makes recommendations on proposed changes to zoning rules and maps.

Zoning

Cara Schroeder

- 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. 