Voters will shape new city of Stonecrest in election this month
In the new city of Stonecrest's first elections this month, voters will decide on their first leaders who will set the course for the start-up government.
Many of the races focus on recruiting more businesses and reducing blight.
One of Stonecrest's founding fathers, Jason Lary, is running for mayor against former state House of Representatives candidate Charles Hill and political neophyte Douglas Favors.
Seventeen other candidates are seeking five City Council seats.
The election will be held March 21, and runoffs are scheduled for April 18 if necessary.
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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
