WebMunicipal Elections You must be registered 29 days prior to the election as a resident within the area in which you intend to vote. They are Sarah Beeson, Mulham Shbeib, Jason Miller and Allen Sells. I had to fight to be here. I dont think its the job of the city employee to be part-time events management personnel or do t-shirt sales, Malone said. Since being sworn in this year, the newly elected City Council and Mayor Kurt Wilson have largely voted unanimously on many issues. Not only do I live, work, and play in Roswell, but I believe in us as a city so much, my company invested in a building to use as our headquarters on Market Place. Beyond living here for about 19 years in total, Ive seen the city through every phase. To change that, he said he would focus on unused properties in East Roswell to create more convention space that would bring businesses and generate more tax revenue for the city. Instead, Malone says, volunteers, the Roswell International UFO Museum & Research Center and local businesses should be in charge of the festival. Im all about transparency. Sells said he thinks residents need to decide if now is the right time to try to change the perception that Roswell is slipping behind other cities. It wants to be Alpharetta in one way. I have to say we can be united and unique at the same time. Highlight your business' news for just $25! As a company, we coach our clients on ways to improve operational efficiencies while helping them ensure their overall financial health and well-being. We'll feature your content on our News From Local Business section & our Marketplace front page to give it maximum exposure for the next 30 days. WebElection and Voter Registration Calendar December 6, 2022 Unofficial Election Results November 8, 2022 Certified Election Results Note: In the event that an election does not appear on this site, please visit www.fultoncountyga.gov/vote or call 404-612-7020 for election information. Agenda & Minutes. Appen Media: A lot of longtime Roswell residents take a lot of pride in being here for so long or growing up here. Thank you so much for reading this, and please know that I am humbled at this opportunity. Sarah Beeson: Were comparing apples and oranges a lot of times. But, we should seek to fulfill the objectives of our citizens using a process thats tried and true as opposed to just making it up as we go. The candidate forum was co-hosted by Roswell NEXT and Roswell But, we were like, Our peeps are out here. So, we sold the house in Midtown right before COVID and instead bought a townhome in Roswell, so we could stay here with the people that we raised our kids with, the people that we go to church with. Four candidates are vying to fill the Roswell City Council Post 1 seat: Sarah Beeson Allen Sells Mulham Shbeib ; Jason Miller ; Important dates. We should find ways to take those sparks of ingenuity lets face it, most people in their life are not going to start a business. Roswell has increased in diversity over the years, and thats something that I love. City Councilmember: Post 1. In all reality, our city is thriving and headed in a great direction under the Wilson administration. Appen Media, which publishes the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald, invited the four candidates running for Roswell City Council Post 1 to record an i. We have to have those functions in government to ensure that you can continue to function, Jennings said. Sarah Beeson: I was raised in Roswell for the most part. Aug 9, 2022 Former Councilman Marcelo Zapata resigned in June for health reasons Four candidates have qualified to run in a special election for Roswells Post 1 City Council seat. How do you see that as being an advantage running for City Council? Each candidate was allotted time to speak and field questions on issues ranging from crime and economic development, and homelessness. After careful consideration and lots of thinking, I am VERY excited to announce that I qualified for and intend to run for the upcoming special election to fill the Post 1 position for the Roswell City Council November 8, 2022! Sarah Beeson: Evergreen is being able to support public safety not only supporting our fire departments and being allocated where they need to be or police facilities I need to see more infrastructure here in the city. Shbeib said he was a mascot for the University of Central Florida and University of South Florida. Theyre not necessarily getting the same amount of resources that were getting on the western side of Roswell. If you think about a small shop, they tend to be very thinly capitalized and of the size that if the wind blows the wrong way, youve got a derelict business. Youre not going to learn it in a book. Any person with disabilities who needs help accessing the content of the FCC Public File may contact KOB via our online formor call 505-243-4411. She was elected to complete the remaining one-year term for Post 1 seat on Roswell City Council in the December, 2022 Special Election. The ballot will feature five City Council seats and the Municipal Judge position. We love Midtown. Appen Media: Roswell City Council often talks about what the City of Alpharetta does right and what can be done in Roswell to be more like Alpharetta. No incumbents to challenge and a fair field of excellent candidates running against me made this election an excellent entry point as a rookie to campaigning and learning how to spread my message across a city of 100,000. | 38 Hill Street, Roswell, GA 30075, 770-641-3727 She was elected to complete the remaining one-year term for Post 1 seat on Roswell City Council in the December, 2022 Special Election. | 38 Hill Street, Roswell, GA 30075, 770-641-3727 Public service, though mostly at a volunteer level, was very important to me growing up. We have a lot of parking lots that have potholes as deep as your tire. I am a natural born leader and understand what it takes to unite people for a common goal. We are interested in their success as our citizens and as a means to drive affordable housing in Roswell. I cant remember what wise person said this but, We may not solve all the problems we face, but we wont solve any that we dont face. As citizens we have to be presented with the clear, unvarnished truth and react to that. WebElections. I am confident that I can make a positive impact on our great City of Roswell, and I am anxious to get busy working on the Roswell Strategic plan that was adopted last year. We dont have professional council members. Chamian Cruz was a staff reporter with Appen Media Group and covered Roswell. We never sold our house in Roswell. WebElections. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Search By: County. If there is bad news to be told, you need to make sure its on the table quickly. But, we also got to see growing diversity. MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2022 Absentee Voting February 1 - February 25, 2022 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Roswell City Hall 425 N Richardson Avenue Roswell, NM 88201 Four candidates are vying to fill the Roswell City Council Post 1 seat: Sarah Beeson ( See Q&A) Allen Sells Mulham Shbeib ( See Q&A) Jason Miller ( See Q&A) Important dates Oct. 11: Last day to register to vote ( check your status here) Oct. 17: Early voting begins Oct. 28: Last day to request an absentee ballot Oct. 30: Early voting ends WebCandidate: Percentage: Votes: Sarah Beeson: 43.25%: 14,961: Jason Miller: 20.84%: 7,210: Allen Sells: 26.14%: 9,041: Mulham Shbeib: 9.77%: 3,380 : 34,592: The Municipal Runoff Special Election will take place on December 6, 2022. I have nothing to hide. Here's a transcript of that interview, led by reporter Chamian Cruz. Im continuing to grow here. Statewide issues also made their way into the discussion. The only official role is the appointment of the board members by the mayor himself, not by the City Council. For me personally, out of the three questions on the bond, I realize the issue of public safety is probably the highest priority at this point in time to make sure that we can provide full coverage for each Roswell citizen and so that we can make sure that we maintain our fire facilities for a new full-time fire department, Beeson said. Were not a broken city by any means, Shbeib said. I work there with my husband as well. After my second year, my company transferred me to Memphis, where I studied Computer Engineering for a year. There is a lot about Roswell thats caught, not taught. Replacing one failed business with a second thinly capitalized business is not doing favors to the business owner whos risking the capital or to the community that gets to pick up the pieces. If were going to lose that socioeconomic diversity and diversity in many other ways, its going to have a negative outcome right here in Roswell. Agendas, Briefs and Minutes. KOB-TV, LLC You must register to vote with the County. It was approved by several council members that are currently on council with the understanding that with the racial equity impact assessment, we could have a third-party consultant that we were contracting with to determine our land use policies and our zoning policies and how thats going to have an impact. We dont play to that at all. How would you decide whether to begin tackling the recommended improvements and how to fund them, along with having other additional and new priorities? Sarah Beeson Advances to Runoff, Leads Field, Sarah Beeson Featured on Appen Media Podcast. Register online for classes and programs. Web2022 Local Election Contest/Candidate List. City Council sets policy for the operations of the City. One of the concerns I had was Leita Thompson Park. Oct 25, 2022 Post 1 Roswell City Council candidates Sarah Beeson, Allen Sells, Jason Miller and Mulham Shbeib speak to voters about their views on the citys bond referendum and ways to attract more businesses at a forum Oct. 13 at Sunny and Ranney on Oak Street. You must be registered 29 days prior to the election as a resident within the area in which you intend to vote. Were clear that we have assets that are unique. There are low-income housing units in that park that are not done through Roswell Housing Authority, which is a separate entity from the City of Roswell. MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2022 Absentee Voting February 1 - February 25, 2022 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Roswell City Hall 425 N Richardson Avenue Roswell, NM 88201 You have permission to edit this article. Sells said he trusts the citys various boards and committees to do the hard work before the City Council meetings. Currently, those who know me best know I am relentless in the pursuit of accuracy, efficiency, and overall operational effectiveness for small to medium sized businesses, primarily in the retail automotive industry. Beeson is a small business executive, Shbeib a chief financial officer, Miller a CEO and small business owner, and I have given a lot of thought as to what my platform is and what core issues I would like to address in Roswell after I take office. Upcoming Election Qualified Candidates The following persons have qualified for office in the City of Roswell for the Municipal Special Election on November 8, 2022. I do believe that thats important for a city to have a diverse base of opportunities for housing. Same diversity applies to a city. Follow her on Twitter @xchamian. She also holds an MBA from the University of Georgia and a Master's degree in Environmental Management from the University of Maryland. We invite them to invest in Roswell. Nobody really has the quaint, historic downtown, quirky as it is, that we do. I have no purpose in this other than particularly to provide as much authority to the residents of Roswell themselves as humanly possible and the least amount of government as humanly possible. Beeson is a small business executive, Shbeib a chief financial officer, Miller a CEO and small business owner, and I think thats incredibly helpful to what makes the community thrive. Follow me and connect PLEASE! I had to make some very pointed decisions to be able to move back in, back at the time when we were in the middle of the housing crisis. What I want to do is to understand exactly how they make money so that we can try to preserve those opportunities and still get what the city needs to start that business. Were roughly 50 acres short in terms of where we need to be in East Roswell to have parity with the west side for how much park land we have. These are circumstances that most people my age, who are in their 30s, would not be able to replicate. Absentee Ballot Information Early/Advanced Voting Information Mayor since 2022. I can work with people. Some of the recommendations that they had was trying to support large business growth in addition to small business growth and giving some of these areas more community-oriented approaches. To be able to see the diversity, not only of residents, but of businesses as well. Historic Roswell is a perfect example of that, Beeson said. Meeting Video. But, I do believe as a city, our top priority for all of our residents is to bring good paying jobs so people can afford to live in Roswell. Join in our community celebrations and special events! Appen Media: Do you have any ideas on how to do that? Hi, my name is Jason Miller, and I live and work in Roswell, Georgia! The candidate forum was co-hosted by Roswell NEXT and Roswell 2023 Roswell, GA. All Rights Reserved. The city he said should look at trimming its budget by as much as 25 or 30%. By not saying no to opportunities offered, I started working in an accounting office at an automotive dealership in Memphis where I began learning. Hosted by IQM2. Thats something Id love to see more of I mean, the way that were able to come together as a community and see each other. So, being able to speak out on that, as well as being able to speak towards city planning and future planning, I think would complement the City Council.. Appen Media: If you have to give one last pitch, why should Roswell residents vote for you? We need a good negotiator who understands how to close billion-dollar deals at the table. There are businesspeople on the council today, but I do think my skills are different than the rest of the council in terms of negotiations and being a CPA. Appen Media: A big topic in Roswell right now is the rising cost of living and the lack of affordable housing. Allen Sells, Roswell City Council candidate, Johns Creek will not run its own municipal elections, Q&A's with Roswell City Council Post 1 candidates, Podcast: Allen Sells, Roswell City Council candidate, Jason Miller, Roswell City Council candidate, Mulham Shbeib, Roswell City Council candidate, Sarah Beeson, Roswell City Council candidate, Roswell City Council candidate forum to be held Thursday, Roswell City Council candidates make pitches at forum, Roswell City Council seat heads to Dec. 6 runoff, Now Hiring: Income Tax Preparer, Corporate and Individual, North Fulton cities rush to run their own elections, Liz Hausmann reflects on decades in public office, Johns Creek tours Greenville, SC as exemplary city. Clearly, we have deferred maintenance , Sells said. The assessment would be part of the citys comprehensive plan and include a full-scale examination process that is focused on staving off racial inequalities, particularly when it comes to zoning and land use regulations. Web2022 Local Election Contest/Candidate List. She was elected to complete the remaining one-year term for Post 1 seat on Roswell City Council in the December, 2022 Special Election. City Councilmember: Post 1. Recently, however, representatives for the 15 cities have been haggling with county officials over how an estimated $3 billion in sales tax revenue should be distributed over the next 10 years. I currently run a small business. ! Thats even more expensive than the bond issue.. I mean that in terms of resources, not only in terms of having access to office buildings, right? Ive served on several organizations nonprofit boards across the city, including Roswell Inc and the National Small Business Association. I say get the bad news out early. Appen has also made the interviews available to hear, in full, as episodes of the Inside the Box podcast. Is this the right approach? ROSWELL, N.M. Candidates in upcoming municipal elections took to the stage Tuesday night. Appen Media, which publishes the Alpharetta-Roswell Herald, invited the four candidates running for Roswell City Council Post 1 to record an i. I believe that a vote for me is a vote for, We need to do what we need to do in Roswell now. Where we are truly out of balance is in our commercial real estate. But also, 400 is the Great Wall. *Municipal Runoff Special Election to fill the unexpired term of City Council Post1. Zapata was on a medical leave of absence from the post for several months before his wife who has power of attorney over him resigned on his behalf in June. +2 Alpharetta and Roswell News Jason Miller, Roswell City Council candidate Oct 5, 2022 Four candidates are vying to fill the Roswell City Council Post 1 seat: Sarah Beeson ( See Q&A) Allen Sells Mulham Shbeib ( See Q&A) Jason Miller ( See Q&A) Important dates Oct. 11: Last day to register to vote ( check your status here) Oct. 17: Early voting begins Oct. 28: Last day to request an absentee ballot Oct. 30: Early voting ends Publix was a horse farm. Election Results; Qualifying to Run for Office; Voter & Voting Information; Roswell City Council. It is not a slight on Roswell to say that we face some challenges that are probably imminent and need immediate care and attention. MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2022 Absentee Voting February 1 - February 25, 2022 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Roswell City Hall 425 N Richardson Avenue Roswell, NM 88201 Allen Sells: East Roswell is unique challenge. We have one tax base. Search By: County. Our website is up,https://jasonforroswell.com, our Twitter is ready@jasonforroswell, and our Facebook is polished and ready for contenthttps://facebook.com/jasonforroswell. He said he believes the maximum salary for a city employee should be $80,000 a year. Appen Media: In 2020, the East Roswell Economic Action Committee presented its final report. No matter what your interest, Roswell has a class or program for you! The pot has generally been apportioned based on each citys population, while the county has kept about 5 percent for administrative fees. Roswell City Council candidates make pitches at forum, Johns Creek will not run its own municipal elections, Q&A's with Roswell City Council Post 1 candidates, Roswell City Council candidate forum to be held Thursday, Sarah Beeson, Roswell City Council candidate, Allen Sells, Roswell City Council candidate, Mulham Shbeib, Roswell City Council candidate, Jason Miller, Roswell City Council candidate, Roswell officials lay out costs, stress importance of bond initiatives, Roswell City Council seat heads to Dec. 6 runoff, Now Hiring: Income Tax Preparer, Corporate and Individual, North Fulton cities rush to run their own elections, Liz Hausmann reflects on decades in public office, Johns Creek tours Greenville, SC as exemplary city. So, whatisthe plan? Sarah Beeson: That was implemented at the end of 2020 under former Mayor Lori Henry. We need to focus on bringing in some clients that bring almost a destination, whether its just a work destination, or its a true destination for leisure. The editor of a digital currency magazine, Guy Malone voiced support for southeast New Mexico seceding from the rest of the state, so the most conservative part of the state can become part of Texas. I know I have an amazing circle of people around me that are excited for me and have my back through this campaign that will make sure I stay on task to not only make it through the campaign, but to WIN this race we have set out on! She added that she thinks the city should consider doing a Community Improvement District there. Highlight your business' news on North Fulton's premier newsletter. He said he would first like to see the city exhaust all its options such as using a Community Improvement District on Canton Street to allow local business leaders to direct how they want to see their tax dollars spent. Miller said that as an analytical thinker, he would ask a lot of questions and gather citizen input before voting on a matter. 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