Community Leaders Back Chris Burnett In Special Election Runoff

SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- Several Sandy Springs community leaders have come out in support of a candidate's bid for the vacant District 3 seat on the City Council.

Chris Burnett, who is in the June 21 runoff with fellow candidate Joe Houseman, has received the endorsement of the "community's move active volunteers," he said in a press release. 

One of those expressing support is Steve Levetan, chairman of the Sandy Springs Conservancy.

"We are personally supporting Chris Burnett for City Council because we have each served with him for years in organizations that are so important to Sandy Springs, and he has proven time and again his love for this city through his tireless efforts to make our town a better place," Levetan said. "Chris is not just a great guy, he is a real leader with impeccable integrity and we know he will be an outstanding advocate and leader for our district and our community.”

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Burnett notes he's served in leadership roles with many of the organizations whose members have endorsed him. Some of those include Sandy Springs Conservancy, the Sandy Springs Civic Fund, Holy Innocents Board of Trustees, Rotary Club of Sandy Springs and the Sandy Springs/Perimter Chamber of Commerce. 

Other local volunteers who've endorsed Burnett include: 

• Carolyn Axt (retired executive director of Leadership Sandy Springs)
• Jan Collins (The Sandy Springs Society)
• Gene and Clanci Jordan (Gene is past-president of the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs) 
• Terry and Cheri Morris (Morris & Fellows)
• Linda Bain (Sandy Springs Conservancy)
• D.J. and Laura DeLong (Heritage Sandy Springs)
• Rabbi Philip Kranz (Temple Sinai Atlanta, Heritage Sandy Springs
• Irene Schweiger (Sandy Springs Education Force)
• Julia Bernath (Fulton County School Board)
• Dan and Jean DiLuzio 
• Rabbi Ronald Segal (Temple Sinai Atlanta)
• Bill Cleveland (Sandy Springs Environmental Project)
• Bruce Ford (Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Board of Trustees chair)
• Mel Mobley (Lokey, Mobley and Doyle, LLP) 
• Dr. Michael Stewart

"One of the truly great assets in Sandy Springs is our amazing volunteers," Burnett said. "It is an honor to work with them and I am so thankful for their friendship and support. Like them, I love Sandy Springs and truly believe that we can be a great community if we have the right vision, passion and leadership. I would be honored to serve as District 3’s City Councilman so we can start solving our immediate issues like congestion, over-development and neighborhood protection while defining our longer-term vision on how Sandy Springs can become America’s greatest hometown.”

The runoff election will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 21 at the Hammond Park Round Program Building located at 6005 Glenridge Drive. Advance voting will take place between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 11 and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 13-17 at the Round Program Building.

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Photo: Chris Burnett (left, bottom row) stands with his supporters. Credit: Chris Burnett