City of East Point

Karen has lived in East Point since 2002. She has a bachelor's degree in political science and a law degree from Alabama State University.

Karen is program director and second vice president at NAACP Atlanta.

Karen Rene is currently the East Point city council member representing Ward B At-Large. She was first elected in 2013 and has served two terms. She is on the Finance and Budget Committee.

As a city council member, she voted for a blight property tax to prevent "abandoned homes from falling into despair."

As a city council member, she supported partnering with Southern Equity to address city pollution and "helped secure a $300K grant from the EPA to help clean polluted properties in Ward B."

- As a city council member, she voted for a blight property tax to prevent "abandoned homes from falling into despair."
- As a city council member, she supported partnering with Southern Equity to address city pollution and "helped secure a $300K grant from the EPA to help clean polluted properties in Ward B."

Public Services

As of August 26, 2021, Karen Rene’s website did not contain information on this issue.

COVID

City Budget

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Zoning

Karen Rene

Anthony was born and raised in Harvey, Illinois. He moved to Kennesaw when he was 18.

Anthony is Ward A Manager and was Ward A's White House liaison during the pandemic, giving information to the White House's COVID response teams.

Information on Anthony Williams' political background is not available at this time.

Said he "has a strategic plan that will curve \[the city unemployment rate\] drastically."

Wants to implement trade certification classes, English as a second language programs and speech therapy for children with special needs.

Promises to "develop Think Tanks for aspiring and current business owners to ensure they have the resources needed to get off to a great start or to expand."

Plans to bring a farmers market to East Point and offer more community engagement events.

- Said he "has a strategic plan that will curve \[the city unemployment rate\] drastically."
- Wants to implement trade certification classes, English as a second language programs and speech therapy for children with special needs.
- Promises to "develop Think Tanks for aspiring and current business owners to ensure they have the resources needed to get off to a great start or to expand."
- Plans to bring a farmers market to East Point and offer more community engagement events.

Promises to provide accurate and transparent Covid-19 information to residents.

Plans to create strategies to increase vaccine awareness among adults and teens

Plans to work with local school boards to address their needs

Said his goal is to get the City of East Point above 50% fully vaccinated

- Promises to provide accurate and transparent Covid-19 information to residents. 
- Plans to create strategies to increase vaccine awareness among adults and teens
- Plans to work with local school boards to address their needs 
- Said his goal is to get the City of East Point above 50% fully vaccinated

Plans to allocate funds to renovate city parks and to recruit more parks and recreation staff to keep up with city maintenance

Plans to allocate funds to the police force to ensure they have the necessary resources to recruit officers and deter and solve crime

Said he will "push to have funds allocated to address the city’s rising homeless population"

- Plans to allocate funds to renovate city parks and to recruit more parks and recreation staff to keep up with city maintenance 
- Plans to allocate funds to the police force to ensure they have the necessary resources to recruit officers and deter and solve crime
- Said he will "push to have funds allocated to address the city’s rising homeless population"

Argues that the city's acres of vacant apartment complexes could house thousands but sit empty annually

Says that current home purchase protocol acts a deterrent to new owners, leading to many abandoned houses

- Argues that the city's acres of vacant apartment complexes could house thousands but sit empty annually
- Says that current home purchase protocol acts a deterrent to new owners, leading to many abandoned houses

Plans to partner with local police to provide transparency and use technology to reduce crime, saying he "is tired of gun shots in the middle of the night, packages being stolen off porches and the city turning into a raceway."

Promises to push to bring "more surveillance, shot spotters & license plate readers to deter and solve crime."

- Plans to partner with local police to provide transparency and use technology to reduce crime, saying he "is tired of gun shots in the middle of the night, packages being stolen off porches and the city turning into a raceway."
- Promises to push to bring "more surveillance, shot spotters & license plate readers to deter and solve crime."

Plans to put the TSPLOST to work, ensuring that residents see results in better roads and transportation efforts

Will address the trees "laying on powerlines, the damaged power lines that catch on fire after unattended calls, the welcome to East Point signs that have been damaged and never repaired."

- Plans to put the TSPLOST to work, ensuring that residents see results in better roads and transportation efforts
 - Will address the trees "laying on powerlines, the damaged power lines that catch on fire after unattended calls, the welcome to East Point signs that have been damaged and never repaired."

Believes the zoning laws are outdated and need to be reviewed to keep up with the pace of the rapidly growing city.

Plans to revise single family zoning, create new design guidelines & make "more walkable densities" to create affordable housing

- Believes the zoning laws are outdated and need to be reviewed to keep up with the pace of the rapidly growing city. 
- Plans to revise single family zoning, create new design guidelines & make "more walkable densities" to create affordable housing

Anthony Williams

Chantaye is a community engagement specialist who works in mental health advocacy.

Information on Chantaye McLaughlin's political background is not available at this time.

Wants to "\[i\]mplement a resourceful community center" and partner with Keep East Point Beautiful.

Promises to support livable minimum wages.

Supports partnering "with organizations who are dedicated to decreasing energy bills."

Wants to provide training on Zoom and basic computer skills to the elderly and the disabled, as well as entrepreneurial programs to get young people off of the corners selling water.

- Wants to "\[i\]mplement a resourceful community center" and partner with Keep East Point Beautiful.
- Promises to support livable minimum wages.
- Supports partnering "with organizations who are dedicated to decreasing energy bills."
- Wants to provide training on Zoom and basic computer skills to the elderly and the disabled, as well as entrepreneurial programs to get young people off of the corners selling water.

Wants to partner with other government agencies to address mental health and domestic violence increases during COVID without raising taxes.

Plans to keep the community informed about COVID testing and vaccination options.

- Wants to partner with other government agencies to address mental health and domestic violence increases during COVID without raising taxes. 
- Plans to keep the community informed about COVID testing and vaccination options.

Wants to raise pay for East Point first responders, including the police.

Plans to create a fund for utility payment and rent relief for the elderly and those impacted by COVID.

- Wants to raise pay for East Point first responders, including the police. 
- Plans to create a fund for utility payment and rent relief for the elderly and those impacted by COVID.

Wants to keep East Point's "small town city charm" and is concerned about the impact of gentrification on blue collar workers, the elderly, disabled and single member households.

- Wants to keep East Point's "small town city charm" and is concerned about the impact of gentrification on blue collar workers, the elderly, disabled and single member households.

Wants police officers to be more visible in East Point and wants citizens to form neighborhood watches within the community.

Prioritizes mental health first aid, trauma informed care certification and suicide prevention training for all first responders and wants to include CNAs and RNS along with the fire department and police officers.

Wants to decrease East Point's crime rate, especially home invasions.

- Wants police officers to be more visible in East Point and wants citizens to form neighborhood watches within the community. 
- Prioritizes mental health first aid, trauma informed care certification and suicide prevention training for all first responders and wants to include CNAs and RNS along with the fire department and police officers. 
- Wants to decrease East Point's crime rate, especially home invasions.

Plans to "\[f\]ocus on infrastructure development."

Believes that some roads in East Point are terrible and don't have enough street lights, and that MARTA needs to have more coverage for working class people to commute to work.

- Plans to "\[f\]ocus on infrastructure development."
- Believes that some roads in East Point are terrible and don't have enough street lights, and that MARTA needs to have more coverage for working class people to commute to work.

Believes zoning and code enforcement is necessary and wants to rezone warehouses as live work spaces to address housing shortages.

- Believes zoning and code enforcement is necessary and wants to rezone warehouses as live work spaces to address housing shortages.

Chantaye McLaughlin

Information on Marie's personal background is not available at this time.

Information on Marie's professional background is not available at this time.

11 Alive

Marie Terry ran to represent East Point's Ward B on the city council twice, once in 2017 and again in 2019. She did not win.

East Point Votes

Wants to "refocus\[\] on the community based businesses and home based businesses, expand\[\] the notion of community gardens in our neighborhoods, \[and\] expedit\[e\] the review of business license \[sic\]\."

Plans to improve the Customer Care department. She said, "\[t\]he department has issues of customer service complaints, work ethic, and training."

- Wants to "refocus\[\] on the community based businesses and home based businesses, expand\[\] the notion of community gardens in our neighborhoods, \[and\] expedit\[e\] the review of business license \[sic\]\." 
- Plans to improve the Customer Care department. She said, "\[t\]he department has issues of customer service complaints, work ethic, and training."

As of August 26, 2021, Marie Terry did not have a website or any information online.

Wants to review how the budget is spent and look into whether the homestead exemption needs to be raised.

- Wants to review how the budget is spent and look into whether the homestead exemption needs to be raised.

Marie Terry

- City council members work together with the rest of city council to set and implement city policy. 
- City council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan. 