Community FACTBOOK 2011
‘Lot to be proud’ Smyrna touts balanced budget, development projects By Kathryn Malone kmalone@mdjonline.com
SMYRNA — With so many city and county governments across the nation in dire budgetary situations, Smyrna city councilwoman Teri Anulewicz is calling Smyrna’s budget situation good news. “Part of the reason we are not in as tenuous a situation as many
‘I think one of the biggest things that we have done again this year, we were able to adopt a budget that was without a tax increase or any of our employees having to take furlough days and we’ve been able to maintain services.’ — Mayor Max Bacon
of the other metro-area cities is we’ve always been fairly moderate as to how we approach the budget process,” said Anulewicz, who has been on the council since 2008. “We’ve been working at this for a while and making fairly significant changes every year, by slightly adjusting fees with the parks department, streamlining sanitation, by being reasonable. Obviously everyone is impacted by the economy, but there’s a lot to be proud of in Smyrna.” Mayor Max Bacon agrees, calling the budget one of Smyrna’s biggest accomplishments this year. “I think one of the biggest things that we have done again this year, we were able to adopt a budget that was without a tax increase or any of our employees See Smyrna, P. 25
smyrna City Hall Address: 2800 King Street Smyrna, Ga. 30080 Phone: 770-434-6600 Web site: www.smyrnacity.com
Mayor Max Bacon Phone: 770-319-5302 Email: mbacon@ci.smyrna.ga.us
City Council Melleny C. Pritchett, Ward 1 Phone: 770-319-5306 Email: mpritchett @ci.smyrna.ga.us Ron Newcomb, Ward 2 Phone: 770-319-5307 Email: rnewcomb @ci.smyrna.ga.us Teri Anulewicz, Ward 3 Phone: 770-319-5308 Email: tanulewicz @ci.smyrna.ga.us Mike McNabb, Ward 4 Phone: 770-319-5309 Email: mmcnabb @ci.smyrna.ga.us Jimmy D. Smith, Ward 5
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Phone: 770-319-5310 Email: jsmith @ci.smyrna.ga.us Wade Lnenicka, Ward 6 Phone: 770-319-5311 Email: wlnenicka @ci.smyrna.ga.us Charles Pete Wood, Ward 7 Phone: 770-319-5312 Email: pwood @ci.smyrna.ga.us The City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of every month in the council chambers of City Hall.
City Administrator
Eric Taylor Phone: 770-319-5304 Email:etaylor @ci.smyrna.ga.us Police
Chief Stanley E. Hook Phone: 678-631-5100 Address: 2646 Atlanta Road Smyrna, Ga. 30080 FIRE
Chief Jason Lanyon
Phone: 770-319-5365 Address: 2620 Atlanta Road Smyrna, Ga 30080
Facts
Estimated population in 2009: 50,712 Median age: 33.0 years Household Populations: 49,079 Average Household Size: 2.29 Total Housing Units: 23,780 Owner-occupied Housing Units: 12,419 Renter-occupied Housing Units: 9,022 Vacant Housing Units: 2,339 Labor Force (16 years and older): 29,969 Median Family Income, as of 2009: $55,468 — Source: U.S. Census Bureau's Census 2009 Demographic Profile
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