State election law requires candidates for public office to file Campaign Contribution Disclosure Reports, or CCDRs, by certain deadlines, to account for all donations to their campaigns and for all […]
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Who gave candidates money? Whom did candidates pay?
Want to know who’s making it rain for Clayton County politicos? Here’s what we found.
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Forest Park Mayoral Race
by Robin Kemp Three candidates are running for mayor of Clayton County’s largest city. The Clayton Crescent did not receive a candidate survey response from any of them. Some of […]
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Old minutes show URA approved Gillem land sales
June, July unapproved minutes cover city liability insurance, dump purchase, land sales at Gillem by Robin Kemp 5:38 p.m.: ADDS MARTA comment on survey Minutes from the June 24 and […]
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City pledges to improve Park at Fort Gillem conditions
Butler: Lockhart “stacked” previous city development boards by Robin Kemp UPDATE 8/7 10:26 AM: ADDS drinking water CCWA background, management company name, comment request; minor edits throughout; CORRECTS lack of […]
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City, residents meet over Park at Fort Gillem Apartments
by Robin Kemp 6:26 p.m.: UPDATES with minor edits throughout; ADDS citations for Gillem book used in town hall slideshow Residents of the Park at Fort Gillem who attended what […]
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Forest Park URA approves $41.11M to revitalize city
by Robin Kemp The Forest Park Urban Redevelopment Agency voted 4-0 April 9 to approve a bond package to finance $41.1 million in capital improvements that will change the face […]
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Forest Park URA considers PR proposals
by Robin Kemp The City of Forest Park’s Urban Redevelopment Association is looking for a public relations contractor as it prepares to issue bonds for several capital improvement projects. No […]
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2021 State of the County
by Robin Kemp Clayton County Commission Chair Jeff Turner says the county is in “exceptionally healthy” financial position despite a solid year of COVID-19, and that the county is uniquely […]
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Elections, Development Authority appointments, zoning top Forest Park agenda
by Robin Kemp The City of Forest Park will consider appointments for several key positions, including elections supervisor, deputy elections superintendent, and mayor pro tempore, as well as hear a […]
