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As a city council member, supported the Thread, Great Wolf Lodge, the Downtown Corridor, and the redevelopment of the Griggs Recreational Center.

- As a city council member, supported the Thread, Great Wolf Lodge, the Downtown Corridor, and the redevelopment of the Griggs Recreational Center.

Public Services

As of March 7, 2023, Willie T. Edmondson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

City Budget

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Zoning

Willie T. Edmondson

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Plans to attract industries that offer high-paying jobs

- Plans to attract industries that offer high-paying jobs
- Wants to decrease littering.

As of March 7, 2023, Jim Arrington did not have a website or any information online.

Wants to keep LaGrange as an affordable city to live in.

Opposes a levy of a property tax in the city.

- Wants to keep LaGrange as an affordable city to live in.
- Plans to keep city utility rate low.
- Opposes a levy of a property tax in the city.

Said he wants to "make LaGrange one of the safest cities in the state of Georgia."

- Said he wants to "make LaGrange one of the safest cities in the state of Georgia."
- Wants to stop violence.

As of March 7, 2023, Jim Arrington’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Jim Arrington

- 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. 
