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Julie Zahner Bailey for Responsible Growth
The
Choice is Clear
The November 6th election
for Milton City Council is only two weeks away. We need your
help to ensure that Julie is re-elected to help protect and preserve
our community.
Key Priorities for the next term:
- Responsible
Growth
- Traffic
Improvement and Control
- Controlling Taxes
Responsible growth is at
the heart of the debate with Julie's opponent
- Excessive growth
will damage the unique rural character of Milton that drew many
of us here in the first place.
- Excessive growth
will further aggravate our already severe traffic problem.
- Excessive growth
will place additional burdens on our existing revenue and may
require new taxes.
Julie has fought for
responsible growth in our area for 12 years. Her opponent,
Roger Santi, is pro-development and growth.
Roger Santi has recently claimed to be against excessive
development and sewer. Published facts say otherwise.
Milton Beacon Article on Roger Santi's Fundraiser:
"A small crowd that included many high-profile developers in the
North Fulton area sipped $5 glasses of wine and munched on peeled
shrimp. The crowd included three members of the City Council:
Karen Thurman, Neal O'Brien and Bill Lusk."
In the same article, Lee Duncan, one of the high profile developer
supporters of Roger Santi who attended the fundraiser was quoted as
saying about Julie: "I've been fighting with that [fill in
the blank; hint - rhymes with itch] for seven years."
Milton Beacon Article Contrasting Julie Zahner Bailey & Roger
Santi:
Mr. Santi was quoted as saying "My support from the business
community is very deep. Zahner-Bailey is the automatic
"no" vote on most zoning requests. She wants to keep Milton
just like it is now forever and simply ignore growth and
progress..."
Roger Santi's Actual Voting Record on Growth and Development
Mr. Santi has been an appointed member of the Atlanta Regional
Commission's (ARC) Environment Land-Use Committee (ELUC), where he
attended only 4 of 11 meetings last year. Along with other
pro-development factions, Mr. Santi cast a critical vote in favor of
placing 12,000 homes on 4,000 acres of wildlife preserve in Cherokee
County, even though staff recommended against it, hundreds of
residents opposed it, and it was against the land use plan for the
area. He voted for this high density development just two days after
losing the Milton City Council election to Ms Zahner Bailey, last
year. This development would cost the County $300,000,000 in
infrastructure costs that the developer would not cover.
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In Closing...
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The next few years in Milton City government will set the tone for Milton's
growth and development for decades. If re-elected, Julie pledges
to continue to work hard for responsible growth in accordance with our
land use plans, focus directly on solutions for our traffic problems,
and to aggressively manage our budget to keep our taxes low.
Please vote on November 6th, and vote for Julie Zahner Bailey for the
Milton City Council.
No
City of Milton funds were used for this email.
Paid for by Friends of Julie Zahner Bailey
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Mayor Lockwood Sets the Record Straight
Mr. Santi has suggested repeatedly that Julie was responsible for an
$850,000 loss in revenue - "Though
the city manager became the scapegoat, her actions were largely
responsible for the city's loss of $850,000 in revenue"
There is not a shred of truth to Mr. Santi's claim - it is
completely false. Julie had no hand in this situation at all and,
in fact, the revenue has not been "lost," as Mr. Santi
continues to claim.
Mayor Joe Lockwood Reports the Facts
"I have been asked by several people about the allegation
that Julie Zahner Bailey was responsible for the missed filing date of
the insurance premium tax deadline, which may delay the receipt of up
to $850,000 in additional revenue for the city of Milton next year, and
I certainly want our citizens to know the correct facts.
Mrs. Bailey would have had no more responsibility in this
filing deadline than myself, council members D'aversa, Mohrig, Lusk,
O'Brien, and Thurman. This was an operations issue, and with our form
of government, the council would have not even been aware of it until
after the fact.
I also want our residents to know that I, Council, and staff are on
top of this situation and pledge to make sure that the City of Milton
gets the benefit of this tax that is generated by insurance companies
doing business in Milton."
Mayor Lockwood
10/21/07
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Thank you for your on-going support and your
consideration of a financial contribution to the Friends of Julie
Zahner Bailey.
Please consider routing this email release to your friends, neighbors
and HOA in an effort to help keep everyone engaged and involved in all
the issues facing our community. Community voice matters now more
than ever!
Click below for the Julie 4 Milton website to read more about Julie's
accomplishments and dedication to the City of Milton!
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