April 30, 2018
By:
(The following is a paid announcement by the DeKalb Emergency Services Association)
In March the DeKalb Emergency Services Association formerly known as DeKalb Firefighters’ Association mailed a public safety survey to all candidates running for the offices of County Mayor and County Commission. This survey contained questions pertaining to public safety in DeKalb County.
Members of the DeKalb Emergency Services Association are residents, taxpayers, and your neighbors. Most of all, we are members of emergency services who have huge investments in our county, as we have volunteered and donated countless hours of personal time to provide public safety and emergency response for you and your families. Not all emergency service personnel are members of the Association. Although we have nothing to gain as individuals, we have a lot to gain as citizens and taxpayers in our communities where we live and work. Our mission is to promote the general welfare of emergency services and personnel, and to provide our communities with effective emergency response resources. We sincerely hope that our county’s residents feel strongly that we should have leaders in our county that have the same views and concerns about public safety.
Candidates had until March 15th to return their surveys. We appreciate the good and well-thought-out responses. All of the following candidates who returned their surveys have meet approval by the Association for endorsement:
County Mayor- Mike Foster, Tim Stribling
District 1-Julie Young, Dennis Slager
District 2-Joe Johnson, Nora Harvey
District 3-Jack Barton, Bobby Johnson, Renee Steff, Jenny Trapp
District 4- Wayne Cantrell, Jonathan Norris, Scott Little, Bobby Taylor, Janice Fish-Stewart
District 5- William Rutherford
District 6-Matthew Adcock
District 7-Beth Pafford