"Growing Forest Park Ward 1"
Our initiative "Growing Forest Park - Ward 1" has been developed to help the residents create decent communities and improve the quality of life. The first two years of my term were very successful in appointing a new municipal judge, environmental judge, city manager, and creating the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) to address the acquisition of Fort Gillem. We have also identified Block Captains for various streets and have been in discussion with the Clayton County School Board and Forest Park Police on creating a Teen Council and Junior Council.
These next two years I will focus on customer service. As agreed upon through the campaign, I will not give you an absent government official. All residents will be informed of any changes in the community that directly affects you. As your councilwoman, I want to establish a learning and growing environment that allows the residents to pay full attention to community issues.
CHANGING OUR PERCEPTIONS!
We all have a part in serving our community in a quick, easy, convenient manner. Whether you are elected, work for, or live in Forest Park, all of us contribute to the consistent, reliable experience that is expected and is paramount in your decision to live in Forest Park - Ward 1. Each of us belongs to our community of approximately 6,000 citizens. Regardless of your position, you are a representative of the Forest Park, and you are entrusting me to provide you with the best possible living experience. Each day, in some way, I help serve the residents who live and support our community. In your day-to-day activities at work - and in your homes - you have a tremendous opportunity to help grow the family and educate our youth.
Because of the many ways you might engage a neighbor, each of us has a unique opportunity to influence the perception of the city. Whether it's in the grocery store, online, on the phone, or on the front porch, the neighbors must not perceive you as an anonymous cog in an impersonal mail-moving machine. Rather, they need to see you as a personal friend who knows how to meet their needs by recommending the right resources.
Every time you interact with a neighbor, consider yourself as their first resource for information and do your best to meet their needs. What they perceive is what they'll believe. Nurture and grow their level of trust in you. Through this empowerment as a resident of Forest Park, you can continue daily to spread goodwill and provide valuable first contact information to grow our neighborhoods for years to come.
Sparkle K. Adams
City Councilwoman - Ward 1
