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As of August 31, 2023, Marion Gaines Jones did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Natural Resources & the Environment

Supports demolishing dilapidated houses and building new ones instead.

- Supports demolishing dilapidated houses and building new ones instead.

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to reduce crime through neighborhood watch programs.

- Wants to reduce crime through neighborhood watch programs.

Public Safety

Wants "to see more economic development."

- Wants "to see more economic development."

Public Services

Transportation & Infrastructure

Marion Gaines Jones

City of Albany, GA, Commissioner Chad E. Warbington

City of Albany, GA, Meet Your Commission

As of August 31, 2023, Chad E. Warbington did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Supports the public safety initiative for gunfire detection technology.

- Supports the public safety initiative for gunfire detection technology.

Supports the creation of one or more community improvement districts.

- Supports the creation of one or more community improvement districts.

Supported funding the expansion of the private terminal and hangars of the airport.

- Supported funding the expansion of the private terminal and hangars of the airport.

Chad E. Warbington

Times Review, Ward IV Albany City Commission candidate wants to get Albany back to work

As of August 31, 2023, Larry G. Harris did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Wants to help residents who are in substandard housing.

- Wants to help residents who are in substandard housing.
- Plans to encourage home ownership.

Plans to change how the speed cameras work in school zones.

Wants the police officers to patrol the city streets.

Supports positioning police officers in precincts where they are more accessible.

- Plans to change how the speed cameras work in school zones.
- Wants the police officers to patrol the city streets.
- Supports positioning police officers in precincts where they are more accessible.

Plans to seek out grants to strengthen the city's economy.

Wants to tackle poverty rate by providing low-interest loans to businesses.

Supports providing entrepreneurship classes.

- Plans to seek out grants to strengthen the city's economy.
- Wants to tackle poverty rate by providing low-interest loans to businesses.
- Supports providing entrepreneurship classes.

Larry G. Harris

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