Camden Votes: St Marys

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As of October 4, 2024, Jerre Brumbelow did not have a website or any information online.

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Supports commercial development at Exit 1 to increase the tax base and double the workforce in St. Marys. {"I think we have about $65 million in bond debt now, maybe a little bit more or a little bit less, but as it stands now, "}

- Supports commercial development at Exit 1 to increase the tax base and double the workforce in St. Marys. {"I think we have about $65 million in bond debt now, maybe a little bit more or a little bit less, but as it stands now, "}

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Prioritizes addressing drainage and flooding issues in St. Marys.

- Prioritizes addressing drainage and flooding issues in St. Marys.

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Jerre Brumbelow

Launch Camden, Camden County Joint Development Authority Board of Directors

As of October 4, 2024, Greg Lockhart’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Wants to improve the physical appearance of the town to foster local pride and attract new businesses.

- Wants to improve the physical appearance of the town to foster local pride and attract new businesses.

Aims to address critical infrastructure needs in stormwater drainage and water and sewer treatments.

Aims to address infrastructure, such as stormwater drainage and water and sewer treatments.

- Aims to address infrastructure, such as stormwater drainage and water and sewer treatments.

Believes in ensuring future growth enhances but never compromises small-town ambiance.

Wants to ensure "future growth enhances but never compromises our small-town ambiance."

Supports policies that aim to broaden the commercial tax base and reduce property taxes for homeowners.

Supports policies that broaden the commercial tax base and reduce property taxes for homeowners.

- Wants to ensure "future growth enhances but never compromises our small-town ambiance."
- Supports policies that broaden the commercial tax base and reduce property taxes for homeowners.

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Greg Lockhart

As of October 4, 2024, Kenneth M Jackson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in ensuring appropriate police department staffing levels to achieve timely responses to community concerns.

Plans to ensure appropriate police department staffing to achieve timely responses to community concerns.

Supports maintaining a 10% fund balance for the St. Marys Law Enforcement Service Area and Fire service area.

Wants to maintain a 10% fund balance for the St. Marys Law Enforcement Service Area and Fire service area.

- Plans to ensure appropriate police department staffing to achieve timely responses to community concerns.
- Wants to maintain a 10% fund balance for the St. Marys Law Enforcement Service Area and Fire service area.

Promises to be accessible and communicate clearly to encourage community involvement in decision-making.

Supports more community involvement in decision-making.

Supports improving public services by offering diverse community events, promoting patriotism, providing volunteer opportunities, and fostering community pride.

Wants to promote unity by offering diverse community events, promoting patriotism, providing volunteer opportunities, and fostering pride.

Believes in properly planning and developing public recreation opportunities.

Wants to plan and develop public recreation opportunities.

- Supports more community involvement in decision-making.
- Wants to promote unity by offering diverse community events, promoting patriotism, providing volunteer opportunities, and fostering pride.
- Wants to plan and develop public recreation opportunities.

Believes flooding is a major problem that needs urgent attention, saying, "this one must be prioritized rapidly."

Plans to address flooding and drainage systems.

Supports expanding public walkways and bicycle lanes and plans to map areas lacking sidewalks.

Supports funding and expanding public walkways and identifying areas that should have sidewalks but do not have them. 

Believes in exploring the feasibility of using bicycle lanes as part of a public transit system and plans to identify and map areas in the city that need sidewalks.

Wants to look at using bike lanes as part of the public transit system. 

Supports increasing options for residential broadband access.

Believes in increasing options for broadband access.

- Plans to address flooding and drainage systems.
- Supports funding and expanding public walkways and identifying areas that should have sidewalks but do not have them. 
- Wants to look at using bike lanes as part of the public transit system. 
- Believes in increasing options for broadband access.

Plans to increase total revenue from $31 million to $40 million by 2026.

Wants to increase total revenue from $31 million to $40 million by 2026.

Plans to create an economic development and retention plan to identify areas for development or redevelopment to broaden the sales tax base.

Plans to create a development and retention plan to identify areas for development or redevelopment to increase the sales tax base.

Supports incentivizing businesses that consistently generate sales tax for the city to help reduce fees and taxes for residents.

Supports incentivizing businesses that generate sales tax for the city to help reduce fees and taxes for residents.

- Wants to increase total revenue from $31 million to $40 million by 2026.
- Plans to create a development and retention plan to identify areas for development or redevelopment to increase the sales tax base.
- Supports incentivizing businesses that generate sales tax for the city to help reduce fees and taxes for residents.

Kenneth M Jackson

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As of October 4, 2024, Lisa A James’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes sustainable development in historic communities requires balancing cultural heritage preservation with modern challenges.

Supports the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing to help St. Marys eliminate community blight.

Supports the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing to help St. Mary's eliminate community blight.

- Believes sustainable development in historic communities requires balancing cultural heritage preservation with modern challenges.
- Supports the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing to help St. Mary's eliminate community blight.

Lisa A James

- The mayor leads the executive branch of local government, presiding over city council meetings, making sure city departments run smoothly, and providing services to citizens. 
- The mayor runs the city day to day and prepares the budget each year, meaning that they propose how much funding goes to each city department, including the police department, city parks, transportation, and the fire department. 
- The mayor also hires the Police Chief, Fire Chief, and city department heads, such as City Planning, Parks & Recreation, and Transportation. 
- Most Georgia mayors are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 
