The Mayor
ROCHELLE ROBINSON and hope that you will seriously consider joining us. First, we are continuing to bring safe and family friendly events to our citizens! Parking Lot Bingo is a new event that we are planning for May 7th at Hunter Park! This is going to be something that you do not want to miss. There will be music, food, and bingo games that you can enjoy from the comfort of your car. It is going to be a lot of fun and after a year of not be-
I am so thrilled that May is finally here! One of my favorite things about the Month
ing able to gather, it will be great to get together and have a good time!
of May is Mother’s Day. I love being able to
Next, the week of May 10th, we will
celebrate my mother and the impact she
have the Great Escape Scavenger Hunt
had on my life. She constantly encouraged
at all City of Douglasville Parks. This is
me and always showed me what a strong
a great opportunity to get out as a fami-
woman and mother looked like. Mother’s
ly and visit our beautiful parks. You can
Day also brings the reminder of the great-
follow the clues, take selfies, and then re-
est gift I’ve been given, my children. I am
ceive a prize at the final destination. What
so proud of them and am thankful God
a wonderful way to get your family active!
chose me to be their mother. I hope that
Finally, I am so happy that Taste of
you are all able to celebrate your Mothers
Douglasville is returning - just in a dif-
safely this year. It’s been a long year deal-
ferent way! You can visit the Cultural Arts
ing with COVID, but hopefully we are at a
Center on Saturday, May 15th and take
place where you can safely gather and tell
part in this annual event. While it will be
your mom thank you for everything she’s
different from past years due to COVID,
done for you!
you will still be able to support local busi-
May also means that school will be out soon, and summer will be here. I am
nesses and there will be take home craft activities for the kids.
so glad the warm weather has returned,
Make sure you come back and read
especially after a particularly gray winter
next month’s article to see about all the
season. Seeing all the beautiful flowers
great events that will be coming up in
and greenery just warms my heart and
June and July!
makes me happy. I can’t wait to get out to Sweetwater Creek State Park and enjoy the sunshine, nature, and walking paths. Maybe I’ll see you out on the trail.
With all the exciting upcoming events, I would be remiss if I did not encourage you and your families to be safe. Whether your travels take you away from our com-
It’s my joy to inform you that we also
munity, or just around town, it is important
have some fun plans coming up this
to ensure everyone’s safety. I look forward
month. I am so thankful that we can bring
to seeing each of you at our many commu-
you some new events and old favorites
nity events!
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WHO WORKS FOR THE CITY?
Each month I would like to introduce you to a City employee. Since it is May and we are celebrating Mother’s Day, I would like to highlight one of the mothers that we have working at the City of Douglasville, April McKown. April has served our citizens for the last seven years. Prior to working in Douglasville, she worked for the Cities of Suwanee and Lawrenceville. Since joining the City of Douglasville team, April served in various capacities such as Main Street Manager, Economic Development Manager, and most currently, Planning Manager. During her time at the City of Douglasville, April has managed several planning studies and influential projects, all in hopes of creating synergy in Douglasville. She has represented the City of Douglasville in multiple capacities as a volunteer with the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce, as a former board member of the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County, and represented the city on several state committees. Those key relationships earned her accolades such as the 2016 Top Young Professional of Douglas County, University of West Georgia’s 30 under 30 award, the honor of being a 2018 Leadership Douglas class member and was honored as one of West Georgia Magazine’s 40 under 40. April is a proud graduate of the University of West Georgia where she specialized in Urban and Regional Planning. She currently serves her alma mater as the Recruitment Advisor for the phi Kappa chapter of Chi Omega. When she is not serving the citizens of Douglasville, April enjoys spending time with her husband and two beautiful children, Allie Kate (5) and Hank (1). Thank you for everything you do for the City of Douglasville April!
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