| Education |
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Restore ADEQUATE funding to the public education
system. |
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END teacher furloughs. |
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Provide increased pay, better
tools, and training for teachers. |
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Initiate discussion on
implementing performance/merit based pay for
teachers. |
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Increase PARENTAL INVOLVMENT
through utilization of a program called AFAPTS
(Acknowledgement For A Path To Success). |
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Restore FULL RECESS back into grade school. |
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| Economy |
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Reduce the number of FORECLOSURES. |
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Produce more JOBS! |
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Work to establish a CID (Community Improvement
District) for the City of Lithonia & Stonecrest Mall
area to promote economic growth. |
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Create tax incentives and benefits for small
businesses that hire new full-time employees and
retain their services for a minimum of one year. |
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Establish a new local committee that consists of
business owners and community leaders that will work
together with open communication channels and a
shared vision for growth for District 94. |
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Transportation |
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Establish a comprehensive transportation plan
that expands our public transportation system in
order to relieve traffic gridlock and helps to
improve the environment.
This includes the expansion of MARTA by
adding more lines and routes, the addition of
heavy/light rail, and more highway lanes that
include hot routes. |
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Extend light/heavy rail to Stonecrest Mall.
This will create jobs in addition to economic
growth due to land acquisition in those planned
areas. |
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Work to bring federal dollars to our district to
help fund transportation initiatives. |
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Ensure Senior Citizens have access to adequate
public transportation.
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| Taxes |
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Eliminate the "Birthday Tax" (Ad Valorem). |
