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Melissa has a bachelor's degree in computer science from Penn State University and a bachelor's degree in management information systems and a master's degree in business management and marketing from Duquesne University.  She has lived in Sandy Springs for 22 years.

Melissa is a project manager with IBM Global Technology Services.

Melissa Mular's campaign for city council is her first entry into politics.

Plans to restrict density growth to maintain and enhance neighborhood character and quality of life.

Supports citizen participation in city government.

- Plans to restrict density growth to maintain and enhance neighborhood character and quality of life. 
- Supports citizen participation in city government.

Public Services

As of August 19, 2021, Melissa Mular’s website did not contain information on this issue.

COVID

City Budget

Wants to provide incentives for developers to include affordable housing in their developments and to explore alternate housing options like duplexes, triplexes and quadraplexes "as a means to add housing without adding significant density."

- Wants to provide incentives for developers to include affordable housing in their developments and to explore alternate housing options like duplexes, triplexes and quadraplexes "as a means to add housing without adding significant density."

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to ensure that the police and fire departments have funding, equipment and training, including more training for situations involving people suffering from mental illnesses.

Plans to focus on crime prevention, including support for the mentally ill.

Wants to develop a police technology plan to keep equipment and technology current and to allow the department to quickly adopt new technology.

- Wants to ensure that the police and fire departments have funding, equipment and training, including more training for situations involving people suffering from mental illnesses. 
- Plans to focus on crime prevention, including support for the mentally ill. 
- Wants to develop a police technology plan to keep equipment and technology current and to allow the department to quickly adopt new technology.

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Northside Neighbor

Wants to restrict density growth "to maintain and enhance neighborhood character and quality of life," including restricting re-zoning that reduces the minimum lot size requirement.

As a citizen, she supported rezoning the Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Atlanta Perimeter Center from a hotel to apartments.

- Wants to restrict density growth "to maintain and enhance neighborhood character and quality of life," including restricting re-zoning that reduces the minimum lot size requirement. 
- As a citizen, she supported rezoning the Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Atlanta Perimeter Center from a hotel to apartments.

Zoning

Melissa Mular

- 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. 