City of South Fulton, GA - Citizen Surveys

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Citizen Surveys

The City of South Fulton is interested in the opinons & advice our residents! Pleae take the following surveys to share your thoughts.
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City Council Meeting Times

South Fulton's City Council is discussing changing its meeting times. In March, Council voted to move 4th Tuesday's Regular Meeting from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. These meetings begin with Zoning Hearings — covering building applications from developers, liquor licenses for businesses, etc. — which last anywhere from 1 to 3 hours before 4th Tuesday's Regular Meeting Agenda begins.

South Fulton Councilman khalid made the original suggestion to move these meetings to 10 a.m. to align with the work schedules of both Zoning Applicants & their attorneys, as well as out of concern for city staff.

Since 2018, khalid has been calling for to begin Council Meetings in the mornings — as is the practice of Atlanta City Council and the Fulton County Commission. His 2018 proposal, which called for meetings to begin at 1 p.m., included a data trend analysis of all South Fulton Council Meetings since the city was formed (see below). These data showed the average council meeting time was 5.5 hours and getting longer.

Please take the Survey below give your feedback on when Council Meeting times should start and how long they should last.

Note: The survey asks which City Council district you live in. If you are unsure of which Council District you live in, enter your Address HERE to find your City Council District.

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Council Meeting Duration vs. Pages in Agenda

History of Council Meeting Running Times

What Do Other City Councils Do?

RENAMING OLD NATIONAL

As we consider re-branding South Fulton, conversations have begun to rename streets like Old National & Stonewall Tell — names which celebrate the Confederacy, in which a majority of South Fulton's current citizens would have been slaves.

One popular suggestion is renaming Old National in honor of America's first Black President in an effort to attract minority-owned business to the area.

Councilman khalid has been a proponent of names that reclaim the street name from its racist history while paying homage to African American history.

Keeping suffix National Highway honors the centuries-old African American tradition of naming Black-led organizations "National" (e.g. NAACP, NABJ, NUL, NACME) and gives a nod to the organic marketing of contemporary urban music artists whose popular songs brought "Old Nat," "The Nat" and "Nat Way" international recognition.

Please share your feedback on the following names:

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Obama National Hwy (still O Nat) Maynard Jackson National Hwy W.E.B. Dubois National Hwy Marcus Garvey National Hwy Malcom X National Hwy Wait & Rename the Street after New City Name Other (Write In Coments)

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New City Seal with Motto

Current City Seal

Proposed City Seal

Though the City of South Fulton is 90 percent African American, 0 percent of current City Seal contains any reference to African or African American culture. Councilman khalid & Mayor Pro tem Mark Baker have proposed a revised City Seal with minor revisions.

The bird & Acropolis – which take up the majority of space on both seal – are a reference the Greek roots of western democracy. However, historical research reveals that Greece's first philosophers studied at universities in Alexandria, Egypt. In the New Seal, Ankhs have been added to represent western democracy's true, African origins.

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The City of South Fulton currently has no city motto. Dissatisfied with the way our community was being managed by County Commissioners who lived on the "other side of town," South Fulton's founders fought for cityhood to gain local control of our tax dollars & economic development — so we could determine our own destiny. In recognition of this founding principle of "self-determination," and South Fulton's 90 percent African American population, khalid & Baker chose the Swahili word Kujichagulia - which literally means "self-determination."

The Resolution calls for a gradual phasing out of the current City Seal to eliminate any financial impact to the City to replace the Seal.

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New City Name?

During a year-long process, which began before the City Council was sworn in, officials collected over 250 proposed names from South Fulton Residents. In Winter 2017, In 2017, South Fulton's City Council hired a marketing firms Vevo360 & firstClass Inc. to help select a new city name. The firm narrowed resident submissions to 20 finalists and held town halls to gather citizen feedback.

At a Special Called meeting on November 13, 2017 South Fulton’s City Council voted on a new city name. During 3 rounds of voting, every member of City Council voted for the name Renaissance (see video). The name was vetoed the following month by the Mayor, and the new city continues to be known as South Fulton.

History of City Re-Naming Process

New City Name

Some citizens have complained about the veto and keeping the name South Fulton. Please share your thoughts on renaming our city here.

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Should the City of South Fulton stick with its current name or rename itself? *

Stick with the name: South Fulton Go with the name voted for by Council: Renaissance Start all over again & come up with another name

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What Council District Do You Live In? *

District 1 (Cascade/Fulton Industrial) District 2 (Cliftondale/Wolf Creek) District 3 (Welcome All/Red Oak) District 4 (Cedar Grove/Hwy 92) District 5 (Flat Shoals/Buffington Rd) District 6 (Old National) District 7 (Hwy 138/Oakley Industrial) I Live Outside the City

Select one. Unsure of which Council District you live in? Click the link below & input your address.

Not sure which Council District you live in? Click HERE and put in your Street Address to find your City Council, School District, State Legislature & US Congressional Districts.

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Reality Show for City of South Fulton Government?

The City of South Fulton's female-led Court System was featured on HBO's Vice series.

After garnering national attention for its female-led justice system, including a HBO Vice special, Hollywood has come calling to South Fulton. Chief Judge Tiffany Carter Sellers, Solicitor Ladawn Blackett Jones and Public Defender Viveca Powell have signed an exclusive deal with Good Caper Content, the crime reporting division of ITV America, for an unscripted docuseries about South Fulton's Municipal Court. The series is currently in development, and producers are shopping for a television network to air the reality TV show.

While some denounce the move, worried about negative depictions of African American women in reality TV, others are excited by the possibility of a show. "Even though we're making history as Georgia's fifth largest city, the same size as Atlanta, and the Blackest City in America, many of our own residents still haven't heard of our new city." explains Councilman khalid. "This could put us on the map, and offer a chance to educate the masses on the court system and South Fulton's approach to restorative justice."

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Should City Court participate in Reality TV Show? *

Sounds like a Great Idea! Seems like a Bad Idea. Unsure. I'll have to see the show.

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