NOMINEES FOR THE POSITION OF DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
TO BE APPOINTED BY GEORGIA SOIL and WATER CONSERVATION COMMISSION
REGION DISTRICT COUNTY NAME CITY %
FUTURE
TERM WILL
EXPIRE
III Clayton County Clayton 1. Beth Durmire Hampton 80% 09/20/13
2. Lonnie Philpot
3. Lamar Shields
Dekalb County Dekalb 1. Jan Dunaway Stone Mountain 67% 09/20/11
2. Alex Powers
3. Fern Garber
Henry County Henry 1. Butch Oliver McDonough 92% 12/10/13

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Jan Dunaway is from Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Data center legislation on DeKalb Commission's May 12 agenda

Jan is currently a Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor for DeKalb County.

2026 Georgia General Election

As of July 24, 2026, Jan Dunaway did not have a website or any information online.

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Jan Dunaway, a Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor for DeKalb County, noted that the draft ordinance does not include protections against chemically treated water discharged from data centers. Water treatment plants are not equipped to remove chemicals and heavy metals from water, she said.

“You must protect the citizens and our downstream neighbors,” Dunaway said.

DeKalb considers removing definition of data center campus

A few people also spoke out against the data center during the public comment period.

County resident Jan Dunaway said the board needs to deny the permit.

“This is an environmentally sensitive area that’s already been partially developed. We are hoping they deny it outright,” she said.

A moratorium on new data center applications is in place until June.

DeKalb County commissioners defer vote on special land-use permit for proposed data center

Calls for a year-long data-center pause to allow additional studies on resident safety.

Several residents who attended the meeting said they wanted a longer extension to allow for more studies before future regulations are finalized.

"We would have preferred a year," said Jan Dunaway, a DeKalb Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor. "We don't think it's adequate time to do the studies to ensure that the citizens of DeKalb are safe."

DeKalb County extends data center moratorium through September

Calls for safeguards against chemically treated data-center wastewater to protect residents and downstream neighbors.

Calls for denying a proposed data-center permit in an environmentally sensitive, partially developed area.

Wants to deny a proposed data-center permit in an environmentally sensitive, partially developed area.

- Calls for safeguards against chemically treated data-center wastewater to protect residents and downstream neighbors.
- Wants to deny a proposed data-center permit in an environmentally sensitive, partially developed area.

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Jan Dunaway

As of July 24, 2026, Jan Dunaway’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Jan is currently a DeKalb Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor.

Opposes data centers due to concerns about water use, infrastructure, and long-term impact on nearby communities.

Jan Dunaway's campaign for DeKalb Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor.

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- The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission was established in the 1930s after the Georgia Dust Bowl. 
- The Commission is in charge of conserving, improving, and protecting Georgia's natural resources, with a focus on soil and water. They run water quality improvement projects, operate and maintain dams, and conduct inspections anytime someone needs to conduct any land-disturbing activities.
- District Supervisors are responsible for providing local representation. District Supervisors work with the Georgia Soil & Water Conservation Commission and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to voice their local county needs.
- District Supervisors hold monthly meetings in their counties where citizens can give input on local resource priorities from state and federal assistance programs. 
- Each county is represented by at least two district supervisors, one appointed and one elected. SWCD Managers are unpaid. 

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