As reported on the front page of the Dunwoody Crier, candidates are lining up to run for the electable posts in the cities newly formed government.  Approximately 75 people showed up to the informational meeting geared towards educating potential candidates on how to register to run.

Qualifying must be completed by August 6th.  The city’s first official day of operation will be on December 1st.  There will be a special election on September 16 when the city’s approximately 24,200 registered voters will be able to choose their new leaders.

Warnings from other newly formed cites range from admonishing potential ‘electees’ that this is a full-time job to advising them of being wary of the dirty tricks by politicians of the county government that they are splitting away from.  They said careful negotiation would be need to keep the county from saddling the new city with debt and unexpected responsibilities.

In a sign that less government is more, many of the advisors invited to speak encouraged privitization of services and written intergovernmental cooperation agreements to create a cost efficient and smooth running government. 

To read more, click on the Dunwoody Crier link in the link section of this page.  There are two great information articles there.