Maybe two political seasons are shaping up this fall — the one up in Washington, and the one down here.
Across metro Atlanta scores of non-partisan candidates will run for office in municipal elections in November. Based on conversations with a few last week, they won’t be arguing ideology.
They’ll be talking the unsexy talk of millage rates, zoning, development, public safety and garbage pickup. Sure, voters are frustrated with government, said Paul Moore, who is trying for the second time to unseat Powder Springs Mayor Pat Vaughn.
“But it has nothing to do with what is going on in Washington, not in this small town,” Moore said. “People want to know what local government can do to help with jobs, growth, this economy. And they want transparency.”
In Monday's newspaper, the AJC talks to a few candidates across metro Atlanta to see what made them want to run for office now and what they hope to change. It's a story you'll get only by picking up a copy of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution or logging on to the paper's iPad app. Subscribe today.
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