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Chattanoogan, 3 Contend For Mayor Of Dalton

Plans to fast-track the Greenway to Haig Mill lake.

- Wants to make the city more walkable.
- Plans to fast-track the Greenway to Haig Mill lake.

Natural Resources & the Environment

As of August 30, 2023, Tom Causby did not have a website or any information online.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Wants to attract professionals to "make sure that our city looks good."

- Wants to attract professionals to "make sure that our city looks good."
- Plans to encourage small businesses.

Public Services

Plans to start working on aquatic centers and the Market Street.

- Plans to start working on aquatic centers and the Market Street.
- Wants to expand the downtown.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Tom Causby

Dalton, GA, Councilmember Sams Resigns For Mayoral Campaign

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As a city council member, improved Parks & Recreation facilities for better quality of life.

- As a city council member, improved Parks & Recreation facilities for better quality of life.

As of August 30, 2023, Annalee Harlan Sams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

As a city council member, lowered city taxes to promote growth for families, entrepreneurs, & small businesses.

As a city council member, supported funding to clean-up abandoned areas for new opportunities.

Plans to further support for youth programming and refurbished facilities.

Wants to continue supporting industry and entrepreneurship.

- As a city council member, lowered city taxes to promote growth for families, entrepreneurs, & small businesses.
- As a city council member, supported funding to clean-up abandoned areas for new opportunities.
- Plans to further support for youth programming and refurbished facilities.
- Wants to continue supporting industry and entrepreneurship.

As a city council member, improved sidewalks and streetscapes throughout Dalton for safety, beauty, and accessibility.

Plans to continue the growth of the downtown.

Said, "we will continue the momentum with strategic and purposeful beautification projects, streetscape projects, and sidewalk initiatives to make downtown pedestrian friendly and supportive for growing small businesses."

- As a city council member, improved sidewalks and streetscapes throughout Dalton for safety, beauty, and accessibility.
- Plans to modernize roads and bridges.
- Wants to improve sidewalks.
- Plans to continue the growth of the downtown.
- Said, "we will continue the momentum with strategic and purposeful beautification projects, streetscape projects, and sidewalk initiatives to make downtown pedestrian friendly and supportive for growing small businesses."

Annalee Harlan Sams

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As of August 30, 2023, Jason Burgin did not have a website or any information online.

Wants to foster more inclusion: "So we want to have more events, more things to incorporate us as a community."

Plans to incentivize "the next entrepreneur wave by providing the resources they need to start new businesses, new industries."

- Wants to foster more inclusion: "So we want to have more events, more things to incorporate us as a community."
- Plans to incentivize "the next entrepreneur wave by providing the resources they need to start new businesses, new industries."

Wants to finish the creation of the aquatic center.

- Wants to finish the creation of the aquatic center.

Jason Burgin

- 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. 
