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As of October 28, 2022, Dana Barrett’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Housing & Urban Development

Public Services

Said that Fulton County has "an overburdened court system and an overcrowded jail which contribute to more violent criminals on the streets in Fulton and beyond."

- Said that Fulton County has "an overburdened court system and an overcrowded jail which contribute to more violent criminals on the streets in Fulton and beyond."

Public Safety

Taxes & Budget

Dana Barrett

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 Everett Morris - 2021 December 31 Non Election Year CCDR - Board of Commission District 3

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As a city council member, he supported alternatives to cars and environmental protections, and helped start the city's sidewalk building program, introduced traffic calming, and worked on the first area zoned for transit around the Buckhead MARTA station.

- As a city council member, he supported alternatives to cars and environmental protections, and helped start the city's sidewalk building program, introduced traffic calming, and worked on the first area zoned for transit around the Buckhead MARTA station.

As of October 28, 2022, Lee Morris’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said, "[n]ow more than ever, we need to ensure that our law enforcement officers and officials have the tools and funding they need to keep our streets and neighborhoods safe."

- Said, "[n]ow more than ever, we need to ensure that our law enforcement officers and officials have the tools and funding they need to keep our streets and neighborhoods safe."

As county commissioner, spent $75 million to address the backlog of criminal and civil cases in the county court system.

As county commissioner, has never voted to increase taxes, voted to lower the millage rate for property taxes every year in office, and helped get a "floating" homestead exemption for Atlanta, which increases when the value of the home increases, decreasing taxes that go to the public school system.

- As county commissioner, spent $75 million to address the backlog of criminal and civil cases in the county court system. 
- As county commissioner, has never voted to increase taxes, voted to lower the millage rate for property taxes every year in office, and helped get a "floating" homestead exemption for Atlanta, which increases when the value of the home increases, decreasing taxes that go to the public school system.

Lee Morris

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay in property and sales taxes, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms in staggered years. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.