Friday, November 9, 2001
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Friday, November 9, 2001 |
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Cleveland wins mayor's race By JOHN
THOMPSON In one of the most bitterly contested elections in years, Councilman Dianne Cleveland was swept into the Senoia mayor's office Tuesday. Cleveland defeated former councilman Pam Youngblood by a 228-193 count. After the votes were tallied Tuesday, Cleveland celebrated with a small group of friends and said it was time to get back to doing the city's work. In the City Council races, incumbent Robert Hannah was reelected with 230 votes, while Patrick Tunnel claimed the other open slot with 235 votes. Ed Roberts tallied 167 votes, while Arlevia Gates had 127 votes. In one of the two special elections to replace resigning council members, Robert Belisle defeated Kenneth Davis by a count of 264-143. Bill Wood won the other special election seat with 198 votes, while Lester Mann drew 155 votes and Ernie Jackson Jr. tallied 37 votes. Several candidates gathered at Robert Belisle's house to wait for the election results, along with nearly 20 residents. When the results came in, the candidates declared that the city had been given back to the residents and it was time to get back to work. Throughout the election season, the winning candidates focused on controlling the growth and possibly doing away with smaller lot sizes in the city.
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