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Meet Commissioner
Mereda Davis Johnson
Co-founder and past President of the DeKalb Lawyers Association, which she continues on as a volunteer. She formerly served on the Board of Directors of DeKalb Hospital Authority and the Georgia Democratic Committee, serving as a member at large. She is also a former Board Member of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc., Georgia Legal Services, Inc., and has served as a volunteer lawyer for Decatur Cooperative Ministry.
Helping with MOVING DeKalb FOWARD
Community Engagement
Building a community of support and fellowship
District 5 Accomplishments
Legislation & Legislative Action
- Voted in support of $388 Million SPLOST funding for Capital Improvement projects (road resurfacing, public safety & recreation, general infrastructure repairs)
- Sponsored Legislation Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration
- $10.10 / hour minimum wage
- $15.00 / hour minimum wage
- DeKalb Coal Ash Resolution
- Voted in support of the Small Box Store Moratorium
- Audit of DeKalb County Voter Registration & Elections office
- Resolution to recognize all E -911 operators as public safety professionals (first in State of Georgia)
- DeKalb County Transit Master Plan
- Purchase of Fire Quick Response Vehicles, improving response times
- Booting Ordinance (Maximum Fine: $75)
- 3% raise for employees
- 4% raise for sworn officers
- 4% raise for public safety
- 4% raise for public safety
- Sponsored repeal of monument laws relating to County owned property (2018)
- Extension of Arabia Mountain Signage project
- $25,000 for upgrade to traffic signal @ Marbut and Panola Road
- Voted in support of $500,000 for Youth Programs
- $25,000 for upgrade to traffic signal @ Marbut and Panola Road
- Voted in support of $700,000 for 2018 Summer Food Service Program
- Voted in support of funding Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Transit Study in 2018 budget.
Total Investments
- $75,000 to DeKalb County District Attorney for strangulation training to combat Domestic Violence
- $50,000 to DeKalb County Solicitor General for an investigator who will act as a second responder for domestic violence crimes in South DeKalb
- $10,000 structural assessment of Old School @ Bruce Street
- $80,000 Bruce Street Senior Center Bus
- DeKalb Coal Ash Resolution
- $80,000 for sidewalks on Snapfinger Woods Drive
- $35,000 for Lithonia Park Masterplan Study
- $51,000 for Speed Radar Signs in District 5
- $60,875.50 for improvements at Lou Walker Senior Center
- $615,000 + Park improvements
- $1,000,000 designated for Youth Programming
- 3% raise for employees
- Allocated over $4 Million to Non- Profits who provide services in DeKalb
Special Programs/ Events
- Special Programs/ Events
- HOA Presidents Roundtable
- GED Partnership w/ District 5 churches
- Apprenticeship Partnership w/ Georgia Piedmont and Fleet Management
- Record number of demolitions of blighted properties
- 4 Annual Family Fun Days
- District 5 Annual Toy Drive
- District 5 Annual Black History Program
Total Investments
- Assisted over 3,500+ citizens with resolving issues with County departments
- Attended over 200+ community meetings
- Hosted over 25 town hall meetings
New Developments
- Bruce Street Senior Center ($ 4 Million Dollars)
- Redan Recreation Tennis Courts Renovation (New)
- Redan Recreation Center Cameras
- Lithonia Park – New Playground Equipment
- Sidewalks (Cleveland Road, SnapfingerWoods Drive, Redan Road)
- Speed Radar Signs
- Arabia Mountain Signage Project
- HOA Presidents Roundtable
- District 5 Library Pavilions
Campaign Contributions
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