We all know DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis is up for re-election July 31. But did you know that…
Several of the DeKalb County Commissioners are up for re-election JULY 31:
Elaine Boyer (Dist 1)
Sharon Barnes Sutton (Dist 4)
Lee May (Dist 5)
Kathie Gannon (Dis 6)
Recall, this is the Board of Commissioners — who, in a letter to DeKalb Co. CEO Burrell Ellis supported our position that the placement of cell towers in residential neighborhoods and on school grounds violates multiple zoning laws.
Several DeKalb School Board Members are also up for re-election:
Don McChesney (Dist 2)
H. Paul Womack, Jr. (Dist. 4)
Pamela Speaks (Dist. 8.)
You can read plenty about what the school board has done, including STILL refusing to stop the placement of cell towers on school grounds after vigorous public outcry, on this site here.
Don’t Forget about our Cell Towers on School Grounds Referendum, either. VOTE NO JULY 31.
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For a full list of DeKalb Candidates up for re-election JULY 31, please click here.
For a full list of Georgia State Candidates up for re-election JULY 31, please click here.
On Tuesday July 31, your vote will count! Let’s send a message to DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis and the DeKalb County School Board.
The referendum will state:
“Should the local or independent school system of DeKalb County or a charter school in DeKalb County place or operate a telecommunications tower on any elementary, middle, or high school property?”
VOTE NO!
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1. We have to win this vote. Start planning now — tell ten people a week from now until July 31. Everyone in DeKalb County can vote. Make plans to remind your contact list the Monday night before the vote! You must be registered to vote by July 2 in order to vote in the July 31 special referendum. For more information: http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/Voter/default.html
2. Get the vote out — mark you calendar. Polls are open 7am to 7pm. Download to your calendar by clicking this button –> 
3. Get a yard sign AND add on top of it our new VOTE NO JULY 31 signage. Email us at briarcliff.heights@gmail.com with your name & address and we’ll drop a sign off.
March 29, 2012 Rep. Karla Drenner’s HB 1299 successfully passed the Georgia Senate this week. The referendum calls for voters in the July 2012 election to vote on:
“Should the local or independent school system of DeKalb County or a charter school in DeKalb County place or operate a telecommunications tower on any elementary, middle, or high school property?”
UPDATE: HB 1299 has been approved by the Governor and will appear on a special ballot for vote on July 31. Read more here.
