Dan Lynn for Post 1
Sugar Hill City Council
Vote November 4th

Why should I vote for Dan, you may ask.

We do need to broaden our tax base and keep Sugar Hill tax dollars in Sugar Hill as much as possible by allowing proper commercial growth on Peachtree Industrial and parts of Highway 20.

We do not need Multi-family housing projects such as the recently proposed RZ-03-08 townhome development on Peachtree Industrial and Pinecrest near Sugar Hill Elementary. The mayor vetoed the proposal after councilmen Steve Edwards, my opponent, and Ron Johnson tried to pass the motion, 2-1, during the October council meeting. (1 seat is vacant and 1 council member was absent) This project could resurface in future council meetings but it will take 4 votes to reinstate it.

The homeowners should not bear the bulk of the tax burden. The homeowners generate 93% of our tax revenue. We need to reduce this percentage so we can keep our taxes low.

Promote the City of Sugar Hill Golf Club. This is a jewel in the area and needs to be properly maintained. It is a great value for our residents, but others should know about it also.

I am not against growth. Atlanta Metro growth is expanding by 500 new residents daily. However, we need to manage the growth and have standards that will increase property values - not devalue our best investment.

We could use another recreational park. George Pierce Park, on Buford Highway, is wonderful, but overused. I'm not sure how the grass stays green with all of the use. Perhaps we could have a cooperative effort with Gwinnett County and place a park with soccer, football and baseball fields in the Sugar Hill area - possibly off Suwanee Dam in the path of the old Northern Arc project.

Conduct an annexation study to bring our community together. Offer a sliding scale incentive from 0- 100% over; say 5 years, to neighborhoods so they can become part of our great city. We could then have our own zip code as we currently miss the minimum standards by very little. This could also help us build our core downtown, which should encompass shops, restaurants, maybe a Starbucks Coffee Shop and who knows, maybe a quaint Victorian style bed and breakfast. Crazy ideas? Progressive? Now is the time to plan. The growth is here. Let's control our own destiny. Vote for Dan Lynn on Nov. 4th

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