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BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021
Winder City Council candidate questionnaires
Jimmy Terrell (incumbent), Ward 3
BNJ: Please provide a
brief background/biogra
phy of yourself.
Terrell: My family and I
have lived in Winder since
1975 when I moved here to
accept a position with the
Barrow County Sheriff's
Department. In 1980, I was
appointed as Winder's Chief
of Police and served the
city in that role until 1993.
During the Olympic time-
frame, I managed a security
company in Atlanta and re
mained with that company
until 2004. At that time, I re
turned to Winder as Director
of the Barrow County Work
Release program. Over the
next 10 years, I served the
county in various capacities
as a department head, in
cluding a 10-month tenure
as Interim County Manager.
I am a graduate of the
University of Georgia, a
veteran of the U.S. Army,
and my wife and I are mem
bers of the First Methodist
Church. Over the past 46
years, I have been involved
in numerous community
activities. This December
will close my fourth year
as a member of the Winder
City Council representing
Ward 3.
BNJ: Why did you de
cide to run for re-election
and what in your back
ground makes you the
most qualified candidate
for this seat?
Terrell: I am running for
re-election because I enjoy
serving our community. I
believe in Winder and want
to help Winder become a
destination town and not a
pass through. Winder is on
the verge of some unbeliev
able growth and the council
is working hard to develop
a road map that will truly
move Winder forward.
Having been involved
with both the public and pri
vate sectors of Winder and
the county. I am confident
my past experience in gov
ernment, and especially my
past four years on the coun-
Jimmy Terrell
cil, offer me as the most
qualified candidate to rep
resent not only the citizens
in Ward 3 but everyone who
calls Winder home. I have
years of training and man
agement experience to draw
upon and a large number of
experienced friends across
the state who have traveled
the same course we are on
today.
BNJ: What should the
city’s approach to the con
tinuing growth in popula
tion be? How can the city
best position itself to han
dle the inevitable contin
ued growth?
Terrell: We must first
manage our growth and not
allow growth to manage us.
We need sustained but con
trolled growth, and we must
be careful to not allow our
growth to impact us in a
negative way. For instance,
when the city considers an
nexations, a feasibility study
is imperative to determine
both the positive and nega
tive results of the proposal.
Growth always has a
tremendous impact on the
city's budget. We should not
approve any expenditures if
we do not have an idea of
what the resulting impact
will be. The council has a
responsibility to spend tax
payers’ money wisely.
BNJ: Aside from growth,
what do you consider to
be the top three issues the
city is facing and will face
in the coming years? If he
re-elected, how would you
work to address those is
sues?
Terrell: I think our top
three issues now and in the
near future are city finances,
traffic and encouraging pub
lic input on critical issues.
I will continue to advocate
for projects that support the
goals of the city. I will not
support spending money on
projects we cannot afford.
The city needs to pay closer
attention to our budgets and
accept the fact that we have
to live within our means,
even if we have to reduce
spending. We need to be
sure we have responsible
budgeting in our general,
enterprise and utility funds.
The private sector can't live
beyond its means and nei
ther should we as a city.
I see traffic issues as a
major concern. It’s time to
develop a realistic transpor
tation plan and implement
it. We need another north-
south corridor to relieve
traffic on Broad Street and
we need to press the Geor
gia Department of Trans
portation and the railroad
for another means of get
ting from the north side of
town to the south side. The
bypass may help but our
continued growth ensures
ongoing traffic concerns.
Traffic is a major issue
throughout the county. It's
imperative that we work
with our county govern
ment, as well as our other
municipalities, to improve
traffic flow and reduce con
gestion. As more of our
medical facilities relocate
to the south of 316, we must
improve traffic flow to expe
dite the transport of sick and
injured citizens to the neces
sary facilities.
Finally, and just as im
portant as the first two, as a
local government we need
to solicit citizens’ questions
and input. We must be trans
parent across the board. Our
city has a great staff in each
department.
We need to be sure our
teams have the right tools
in order for them to be suc
cessful and responsive to
the public.
Danny Darby, Ward 3
BNJ: Please provide a
brief background/biogra
phy of yourself.
Darby: I am a lifelong
resident of Winder. I have
30-plus years in the garment
manufacturing industry.
This experience provided
me with knowledge as an
engineer, plant manager and
production manager. I have
two daughters, Katie Ste-
jback and Kelli Givens.
BNJ: Why did you de
cide to run for election
and what in your back
ground makes you the
most qualified candidate
for this seat?
Darby: My background
in management gives me
the unique ability to work
well with others of all back
grounds. I’ll bring a posi
tive approach and perspec
tive to this position. I am a
newcomer to this political
office and feel this may be
an advantage in many ways.
I have not made any prom
ises to anyone and, to the
Danny Darby
best of my ability, support
what is best for our growing
community. I will always be
truthful and honest to the
council and to the citizens.
BNJ: What should the
city’s approach to the con
tinuing growth in popula
tion be? How can the city
best position itself to han
dle the inevitable contin
ued growth?
Darby: The growth will
continue to increase be
cause our city is a very
sought-after and attractive
area to work and live. We
need to follow the mas
ter plan that will provide a
place to live, work and play.
As we continue to grow,
our developers and inves
tors will need to know and
understand what is required
(policies and procedures) to
proceed with projects vital
to our city.
BNJ: Aside from
growth, what do you con
sider to be the top three
issues the city is facing
and will face in the com
ing years? If elected, how
would you work to address
those issues?
Darby:
•Working well with the
GDOT will be necessary for
proper growth and improve
ment. I am hopeful that the
large truck traffic can be re
directed to the new project
on Highway 211.
•Continued support for
our police and fire depart
ments, which are vital to
our city.
•A need to establish a
budget of projects that are
essential to our city.
Blood drives planned
The American Red Cross has the following upcom
ing blood donation drives in Winder:
•2-6 p.m. Oct. 25 at Saint Matthew Catholic Church.
25 Wilkins Rd. SW.
•7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Winder Community
Center. 113 East Athens St.
Appointments can be made by using the Red Cross
Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or call
ing 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Fall is typically a time when the blood supply re
bounds from summer blood shortages, but a surge in
COVID-19 cases across the U.S. due to the delta vari
ant has contributed to the lowest donor turnout of the
year, officials said, adding that to shore up inventory,
the Red Cross must collect 10,000 additional blood
products each week this month to meet hospital and
patient needs.
All those who come to donate in October will re
ceive a link by email to claim a free Zaxby’s Signature
Sandwich reward or get a $5 e-gift card to a merchant
of their choice. Plus, all those who come to give Oct.
11-31 will receive a bonus $5 e-gift card to a merchant
of their choice.
Jackson EMC Foundation awards $25K to area groups
The Jackson EMC Foun
dation board of directors
awarded $75,000 in grants
during its September meet
ing, including $25,000 to or
ganizations serving Barrow
County.
Grants included:
•$15,000 to Salvation
Army - Gainesville, which
serves Banks, Barrow, Hall
and Jackson counties, for its
Financial Emergency Ser
vices Program that provides
rent and mortgage assistance
to residents in need to pre
vent homelessness and stabi
lize families in crisis.
•$10,000 to Good News at
Noon, a Gainesville-based
community ministry and
transitional shelter serving
men from Barrow, Gwinnett,
Hall, Jackson and Lumpkin
counties, providing daily
meals and weekly bags of
groceries, to purchase tech
nology that will increase ef
ficiency of the meal ministry,
food pantry and volunteer
management.
Jackson EMC Foundation
grants are made possible by
the 203,250 participating
cooperative members who
have their monthly electric
bills rounded to the next
dollar amount through the
Operation Round Up pro
gram. Their “spare change”
has funded 1,672 grants to
organizations and 406 grants
to individuals, putting more
than $17 million back into
local communities since the
program began in 2005, ac
cording to a news release.
Any individual or chari
table organization in the ten
counties served by Jackson
EMC (Clarke, Banks, Bar-
row, Franklin. Gwinnett,
Hall. Jackson, Lumpkin,
Madison and Oglethorpe)
may apply for a foundation
grant by completing an ap
plication. available online
at https://www.jacksonemc.
com/foundation-apply or at
local Jackson EMC offices.
Applicants do not need
to be a member of Jackson
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And all who
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political animals, meaning that we
live in a political society or
community, remarking further that only a
beast or a god would live by himself
away from others. One implication of
this view is that our minds are part
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raised to speak a particular language
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brains in that the smile on our face will
register in their brain and cause their brain
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have the same effect on us. We have been
taught the message of individualism for so
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in which we are connected. Our minds truly
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joys and sorrows. But, the philosophy of
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can when we are part of a larger group like
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