MARCH 2018 • VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
Stonecrest Digest News for The City of Stonecrest
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HISTORY MAKERS
From left, Councilpersons George Turner, Diane Adoma, Robert Turner, Jazzmin Cobble, Jimmy Clanton and Mayor Jason Lary.
Saluting Stonecrest’s first elected government
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n celebration of Black History Month 2018, Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary honored the first elected government of the historic city. Lary presented commemorative plaques at the Feb. 21 City Council meeting to each of the city’s five council members: Jimmy Clanton, District 1; Rob Turner, District 2; Jazzmin Cobble, District 3; George Turner, District 4; and Diane Adoma, District 5. The plaques depicted an image of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, with a quote by her: “You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make
progress by implementing ideas.” The tribute was featured in On Common Ground News 2018 Black History Month commemorative special section. “What I want you all to remember is this day, 2018, in Black History Month, these are the folks that stood up the largest African American majority town in DeKalb County since Reconstruction of the United States,” said Lary, adding that Stonecrest also is the second-largest majority African American town in the history of the United States. “As a culture, we need to learn how to celebrate each other. We need to learn how
to feel good about the things we are doing,” said Lary. “… You are witnessing greatness with these people who are here on (the) council. Lary and the five elected City Council members made history when they were sworn in during a joint inauguration on May 1, 2017 at The Mall at Stonecrest. A packed crowd witnessed the inauguration. In November 2016, voters passed a referendum with 59.42 percent of the vote to create the city of Stonecrest. With the approval, the city of 50,000 residents became the largest municipality incorporated in DeKalb County and the ninth city to join metro Atlanta’s cityhood movement.