Unity and Harmony in Dacula

Some would have you believe that there is great strife in the Dacula Community and in the City itself. I can tell you that there is nothing further from the truth. Community is a group of people living in a particular place with common interests. I think that we have a demonstration of unity and harmony in the Greater Dacula Community in the recent rally to Save Dacula Library.

I have attempted to further the feel of community during my nearly eight years of public service as your Mayor. I started the outreach effort to neighborhoods early in my administration. Individual and whole neighborhoods have been invited to meet with the Mayor and discuss items of general interest. Some responded, many did not.

I began the Dacula Business Association, open to all business in the 30019 zip code area, because I felt a need to reach out to business folks and better understand their needs. You can see the response--a general feeling of neighborly concern for the greater community and the City of Dacula.

I began, and personally funded for the first two years, the City's official web page, www.DaculaGA.gov. This was an outreach to people both within and without the city limits. This is an excellent way to see what is on the calendar, post to forums that are unmanaged except for truly libelous materials, and to generally understand what Dacula government is all about. It provides an opportunity for people to keep up with what its government is doing.

Our recently completed 2030 Comprehensive Plan is a community inspired and lead effort. Citizens from within the City and those without had an opportunity to have input and discussion of this plan. Implementing the plan in the next 20 years will be a true citizen/government effort. You can see the results of this planning effort on our city web site.

We have harmony and unity in Dacula. If you want to continue the efforts that have been started,

Elect Jimmy Wilbanks Mayor on November 3, 2009 at Dacula City Hall.