PRESERVE OUR FUTURE Commission Chairman Harry Johnston Will Keep Cherokee Great This is where wecan put a very compelling quote from theone and only Harry Johston.He can spin a yarn or speak his mind. Either way, more people will vote for Harry than any other candidate on the planet.
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County Commission Chairman Harry Johnston is committed to effectively managing growth, full support of public safety, finding workable solutions to transportation issues, expanding parks and recreation, and attracting more jobs, all while continuing to keep county taxes the second lowest in Georgia. “The future of our county is on the line in this election, and we cannot afford to mess it up now. I have the proven skills to preserve all the great things about our county that make it tops in Georgia. I am committed to maintaining our great quality of life,” Johnston says. Chairman Johnston is seeking re-election in the May 24 Republican primary. Early voting starts on May 2.
MANAGING THE GROWTH “Cherokee County has almost everything going for it. I believe it’s the best place in the world to live. People want to move here. Without careful management of our growth and development, we could destroy the quality of life that makes our county so great.” “I was an early advocate for conservative growth management and the most consistent voice for it. It takes a steady hand on the helm. I support our conservative land-use plan that steps density down from cities and major highways and leaves half the county’s land at a rural level of development.
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I consistently apply that plan in zoning decisions. Since conservative growth forces got control of the Board of Commissioners in 2007, we’ve reduced the annual growth rate from 5% then to 2% now. But it takes ongoing vigilance.”
TRANSPORTATION “By bringing the growth rate down and working effectively with the Georgia Department of Transportation, we are catching up on our roads. GDOT is now spending almost $100 million per year in Cherokee on state road improvements, including Georgia Highway 20 East. Highway 20 West is in design for expansion to four lanes. “Through a county and GDOT partnership, Bells Ferry Road northward to Victoria Drive will be expanded and the dangerous Little River Bridge replaced. GDOT will expand the I-575 interchanges at Towne Lake Parkway and Ridgewalk Parkway, as well as the Highway 92 intersection at Trickum Road.” “There are always needs on county-maintained roads. We are keeping up and unlike some neighboring counties, we do it with no borrowing and no new taxes. Cherokee County spends about $30 million per year on county roads, including half of all SPLOST funds. The county set aside $7 million and secured funding from GDOT and ARC to make interim improvements to Highway 140 in the next five years to help alleviate traffic congestion while we work with GDOT to accelerate its widening.”
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