Cartersville Offi Cials Say Center Road Campaign Contribution Apartment Proposal Now a ‘Dead Project’ Data Light for by JAMES SWIFT to Table Item Z19-02,” She Said
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Sunday Edition October 6, 2019 BARTOW COUNTY’S ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER $1.50 Cartersville offi cials say Center Road Campaign contribution apartment proposal now a ‘dead project’ data light for BY JAMES SWIFT to table item Z19-02,” she said. “At this month, only for applicant Etowah Ven- [email protected] time, the applicant has withdrawn the ture Partners II, LLC to request that local school application, therefore there is no rea- the hearing be postponed until Dec. 5. Perhaps the biggest news out of son to have the item tabled.” Now, City of Cartersville Plan- board Thursday evening’s Cartersville The Z19-02 item is the planning and ning and Development Director City Council meeting came out zoning case number for a proposed Randy Mannino tells The Daily Tri- the very end of the public meeting, 300-unit apartment complex off Cen- bune News that the proposal from members when Cartersville City Manager Ta- ter Road. The council was set to hear the Atlantic Realty Partners subsidi- JAMES SWIFT/THE DAILY TRIBUNE NEWS mara Brock announced that a late a fi rst reading of a request to rezone ary is offi cially a “dead project.” BY JAMES SWIFT Cartersville Mayor Matt Santini presides over item would be added to the agenda. about 111 acres from R-20 residential [email protected] Thursday evening’s city council meeting. “At your last meeting you approved to MF-14 multifamily at a meeting last SEE CARTERSVILLE, PAGE 8A If you’re looking for hard num- bers on campaign contributions received by board members of the Cartersville City Schools and New urbanism Bartow County Schools systems, there’s not a tremendous amount guru espouses of data on fi le at the local elec- LIMMER OF OPE tions headquarters. ‘smart growth’ G H Indeed, a recent examination by The Daily Tribune News in Cartersville turned up scant information on Footprints on the how much local school board BY JAMES SWIFT members are reporting in terms [email protected] Heart to present of campaign contributions or campaign expenses. In the midst of a whirlwind Candlelighting and Which, seemingly, would book tour throughout the South- mean one of two things: either east, Strong Towns founder Remembrance school board members are taking and president Charles Marohn, in and spending less than $2,500 Jr. paid a visit to Cartersville event Saturday per campaign cycle or they’re not in-between stops at Georgia complying with State laws for Tech and Asheville, North Car- BY MARIE NESMITH elected offi cials. olina Friday afternoon. [email protected] “Before you start accept- Marohn, one of the nation’s ing campaign contributions or foremost “new urbanism” pro- Through its eighth annual Can- spending campaign money, or ponents, is the author the re- dlelighting and Remembrance event, when you qualify, you have to fi le cently released “Strong Towns: Footprints on the Heart will continue a declaration of intent (DOI) to A Bottom-Up Revolution to providing an opportunity for families receive campaign contributions,” Rebuild American Prosperi- impacted by pregnancy or infant loss Bartow County Elections Super- ty.” During his presentation to come together. Set for Saturday, the visor Joseph Kirk explained. “At at the Grand Theatre, he laid offering will be presented at the Car- that point, you have a choice, and out the fundamentals of the tersville-Bartow County Chamber of you can choose to fi le an affi davit “Strong Towns” approach to Commerce, 122 W. Main St. that you don’t intend to exceed community development, with “Our fi rst event was held in October $2,500 or you can choose to fi le an emphasis on the importance 2012, and we honored 40 babies,” said the [campaign contributions dis- of “adaptability” in downtown Cartersville resident Khristie Staines, closure reports] on their sched- markets. FOTH’s cofounder and president. “We ule.” He began his presentation began this event because we wanted a Georgia’s current campaign with an analysis of what he de- time for families to come together and contributions law makes it clear; scribed as the physical embodi- be able to freely speak of their baby and as long as a candidate does not ment of post-World War II com- to be amongst others who had faced anticipate accepting or spending munity development — Detroit, loss. All in an effort to show them that more than $2,500 in contribu- which he said was the fi rst city they were not alone on their grief jour- tions over an election cycle, he or in the United States to develop ney. she does not have to fi le a pub- “an auto-commuter mentality,” “At our 2019 event, we will be honor- lic report itemizing where their with residents living on the pe- ing around 900 precious babies whose campaign funding came from — riphery of the community and lives were much too brief. What a sa- or where it was spent. traveling inwards to its fi nancial cred honor it is to have personally been Under current Georgia law, an and civic core. introduced — in person, by phone or election cycle is defi ned as “the “They were the fi rst ones to through social media — to every single period from the day following run highways through the mid- baby that is represented.” the date of an election or ap- dle of the neighborhoods, to rip Like past years, FOTH’s Candle- SPECIAL pointment of a person to elective out their streetcar lines, to rip lighting and Remembrance event will Footprints on the Heart’s eighth annual Candlelighting and Remembrance public offi ce through and in- event will take place Saturday at the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of out their other transportation be presented during National Pregnan- Commerce. cluding the date of the next such devices,” he said. “They were cy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. election of a person to the same the fi rst ones to tear down build- Expected to last about three hours, the and understand the depth of my pas- FOTH serves families experiencing public offi ce.” ings and focus on surface park- event will begin with food provided sion. I am thankful for each and every- pregnancy or infant loss by supplying There are some caveats to the ing and building large parking in part by Adam’s Bar-B-Q, Chili’s of one of them. Without them supporting HOPE boxes — fi lled with personal- State’s affi davit exemption. For lots to accommodate this.” Cartersville and Cookie Momsters. me and taking care of my son Trevor ized items — to three hospitals and one example, if a candidate exceeds For better or for worse, Ma- “Following the meal, we will light while I leave the comforts of home or funeral home, along with delivering that $2,500 limit for accepting rohn said virtually every com- our candles together, and we will have a family event to go serve, well there is them directly to those impacted. and/or spending $2,500 during munity in the nation has since various speakers sharing their story of no way we could do what we do. “Footprints on the Heart really a campaign cycle but does not adopted the “Detroit model.” loss and their grief journey,” Staines “Our ministry has been introduced to showed us more than support,” said have campaign contributions or The end dividend of that, he said. “We will have a singer sharing her right around 100 babies this year alone India Dean, whose daughter Emmalyn expenditures exceeding $5,000, said, is glaringly apparent in musical gift with us as well. and a number of those were served in was delivered stillborn in September. then he or she is required to only the modern day Motor City — “Just truly a night of fellowship with person at the time of loss with con- “We were showed it’s OK to grieve. It’s fi le “the June 30 and October 23 “What you wind up with is a one another. To let families know that tinued peer-based support offered via OK to cry. It’s OK to be angry and hap- reports” required by the State system that has a lot of liabili- they are not alone. We are here. Not just phone/social media. We may spend 10 py. election code. It is not until a ties and not much wealth.” on day one, but also on day 2,001.” minutes in the hospital serving a family, “It’s OK to feel all these emotions, candidate accepts or spends more The structural problem there, Becoming a nonprofi t in 2016, FOTH or we might spend 18-plus hours with but most of all it’s OK to talk about our than $5,000 during a campaign Marohn contends, is that the was initially formed by Staines follow- a family at the hospital. Each situation angel, anytime and anywhere,” she said, cycle that State law mandates “Detroit model” greatly limits ing the stillborn delivery of her grand- is unique. We have seen God opening adding she is “eternally thankful for the that he or she becomes subject to “emergent order” and “complex daughter in February 2011. windows of opportunity for our min- support, love, memories and compas- all of the campaign contribution adaptiveness” in communities. “My passion for walking alongside istry this year, and we look forward to sion” they received from FOTH. reporting requirements laid out He used Lafayette, Louisi- families during loss increases daily,” see what He has in store in 2020 and the For more information, visit www.