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Voter’s guide to mayor, City Council races
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Sandy Springs voters will choose a
new mayor and fill all the seats on City
Council in the Nov. 5 election.
Eva Galambos, the only mayor the
city has had, is retiring and two candi
dates, Bob Brown and Rusty Paul, seek
to succeed her. Races for five of the six
council seats are contested, as well.
The Sandy Springs Reporter asked
the candidates why they are running and
why voters should choose them. Here
are answers provided by the two mayoral
candidates and those seeking the coun
cil’s Districts 3 and 4 seats.
Answers provided by candidates in
other districts will appear in future is
sues of the Sandy Springs Reporter. You
also can find the candidates’ answers and
video statements from several candidates
online at ReporterNewspapers.net.
Mayor
Bob Brown
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Prior politi
cal experience:
None, which sets
me apart from my
opponent. I have
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no favors owed or previous commit
ments to anyone, so I am only com
mitted to doing the best job as mayor
for the people of Sandy Springs. Not
just for a select few who contribute to
a campaign fund.
Why are you seeking this posi
tion? I am running for mayor so I can
continue with Mayor Eva’s commit
ment to the neighborhoods of San
dy Springs as well as bring the busi
ness community together. I want to
foster a community spirit between the
two communities, and celebrate all the
holidays publicly, not just the ones I
like. I would like to see freedom of
expression for holidays with parades,
banners, etc.
Why should voters choose you?
I have lived in and been an active
part of the community for 40 years. I
have some common sense approaches
to things like traffic flow and protec
tion of our neighborhoods that I be
lieve will work, and are legal. I already
have a job, so the position of mayor
is not a career for me, but rather an
opportunity to serve the communi
ty with new ideas and the best inter
est of the people. There are enough po
litical professionals already, and Sandy
Springs doesn’t need one here. I be
lieve in letting city council and staff
do their jobs. With me you will get a
fair, honest and efficient government,
the government you the people of San
dy Springs deserve. I will run the of
fice like a business and be responsible
to the owner of the business...the peo
ple of Sandy Springs.
Campaign webpage: bobbrownfor-
mayor.com (under construction cur
rently)
Rusty Paul
Occupation: Busi
ness owner
Prior political ex
perience: Sandy
Springs City Coun
cil, 2005-2009;
Georgia Senate
2001-2003; Chair
man, Georgia State
Republican Party
1995-1999; Assistant Secretary, Hous
ing & Urban Development, 1991-1993;
Deputy Assistant Secretary, 1990-1991;
Why are you seeking this posi
tion? After 30+ years in business and
experience in federal, state and lo
cal government, I can bring a lifetime
of expertise to helping my communi
ty continue the amazing progress the
city of Sandy Springs has made over
the past eight years.
Why should voters choose you? I
have a unique blend of public and pri
vate experience to help lead the city
over the next four years when several
major decisions must be made, includ
ing creation of the city center with a
new government complex and a pri
vate sector partnership to jumpstart
overall downtown redevelopment.
You also can find their answers
and brief video statements
by candidates online at
ReporterNewspapers. net
This effort is a “50-year” decision, and
will involve a significant investment
by the public and private sector, so it
must be done correctly. We want to
create a walkable, pedestrian-friend
ly environment that lures our resi
dents back to the Roswell Road Corri
dor, and creates a commercial district
they want to patronize. We also need
to continue investments in infrastruc
ture and improve mobility for our res
idents, and to do that we must wisely
balance density with the preservation
of our neighborhood environment,
without overburdening an already
stressed road/street network.
Campaign webpage: www.rusty-
paulformayor.org
District 3
Barbara Malone
Occupation: Fi
nancial services ad
ministrator
Prior political ex
perience: For the
past five years I
have held elected
positions as chair
man of MSNA and
as vice president of
SSCN. In these elected positions I have
represented the interests of both my im
mediate neighbors and neighborhoods
across the city of Sandy Springs. This ex
perience has enabled me to better un
derstand the issues, needs and desires
of the citizens of Sandy Springs and to
speak authoritatively on their behalf.
Why are you seeking this posi
tion:
Our city is at an inflection point:
we have gone through the growing
pains associated with the city’s birth
and now need to focus on turning
Sandy Springs into a place where peo
ple increasingly want to live, work and
play.
To do that we need to achieve bal
ance: we need to recognize the needs
and aspirations of current residents,
and balance those against our press
ing need for commercial and residen
tial development and our need to im
plement solutions to our ever-present
traffic problems.
We need strong leadership to make
this happen.
A top priority for the next mayor
and city council is to examine and re
vise the city ordinances that were taken
from Fulton County at Sandy Springs’
birth and tailor them to better serve
Sandy Springs’ needs. The current or
dinances are ambiguous, open to in
terpretation, and are often essentially
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