Carol’s Platform
A vote for Carol is a vote for the Eastside.
A thriving Eastside
Support existing Eastside businesses, and encourage more to locate here.
Ensure that we build a quality Eastside library. The new Eastside Library received SPLOST funding in 2020 and is currently in the site-selection process!
Serve Eastside youth and adults with quality recreation programs.
Re-evaluate zoning ordinances to encourage more affordable housing.
Add tree cover and shade to make our streets more comfortable and beautiful.
Assure that our 911 emergency response services are the best they can be. Funding approved for EMS Oversight positions!
Be responsive to constituent needs.
An equitable, just, & safe community
Work hard at the local level to reduce the poverty rate in Athens.
Advocate for more ambitious state and federal programs to make the economy work for lower and middle income Athenians.
Support African-American businesses and community efforts, and acknowledge historical injustices. Linnentown Resolution, approved in 2023, changed a street name and approved $2.5 million for Memory and Justice Committee!
Create a welcoming community for all, including respecting the rights of our LatinX immigrants.
Enhance community policing efforts that build trust between neighborhoods and police officers.
Reform criminal justice system so fewer young people get trapped in the school-to-prison pipeline; create more productive options for youth.
Fight youth violence by providing alternatives that give youth a sense of purpose and belonging.
Walkability! Bike lanes! Better buses! Safer streets!
Move forward with the newly adopted Athens in Motion Bike and Pedestrian Plan.
Adopt a strong community “complete streets” policy to make our streets safer for kids, grandparents and everyone in between. Revised Complete Streets Policy approved in 2022!
Ensure that Athens Transit gets buses to those who depend on them to get to work and offers fare-free rides for as many as possible. Athens Transit has been free for everyone since 2021!
Build shaded bus stops with seating throughout the county.
Implement a “Vision Zero” goal of reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries to zero. Funding allocated for Vision Zero plan in 2023!
Establish a Bike Share program for the larger community.
The “Greening” of Athens
Advocate for the 100% Clean Energy Resolution, including its commitment to equity and local green jobs. Approved the passage of the 100% Clean Energy Plan in 2022!
Transition local government’s energy sources away from fossil fuels to clean power like solar, wind, and hydropower by 2035.
Protect Athens’ watershed and ensure clean drinking water.
Make all our government buildings as energy efficient as possible.
Convert our fleets of buses, maintenance trucks, and police cars to hybrid and then electric power sources.
Encourage local businesses, industries, hospitals, and colleges to commit to 100% renewable by 2050.
Work with homeowners to encourage energy efficiency and clean power use, and make this affordable for low-income households.
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