Kelly Kautz for Snellville City Council

Commercial Growth
Out of control sprawl is contributing to many of the
problems facing Snellville. Kelly supports quality, controlled
development away from neighborhoods. Kelly believes that
the city's focus should be on re-revitalization of existing
areas in lieu of new developments.

Residential Growth
It is important to Kelly to protect and even increase current
property values. In reviewing the summary for the 2030
Comprehensive Plan Kelly does not believe that Snellville
should be forced to follow the trends of the rest of Gwinnett
County. Snellville has always been its own city. Again she is
not a proponent of the philosophy growth for the sake of
growth. Kelly acknowledges that new housing will be
needed but she believes that applications for new
developments must be closely scrutinized. It is more
important to Kelly to protect existing Snellville citizens then
to lure new ones.

Traffic
Traffic is a problem that has been facing the residents of
Snellville for many years. Kelly believes that programs to
research road and traffic conditions in addition to the
Highway 78 study should be developed. She also supports
the development and use of sidewalks and bike lanes for
pedestrians.

Senior Housing
Kelly supports the idea for a new senior housing ordinance.
It is important that Snellville provide a place for its aging
residents to retire. Citizens who have dedicated their lives
to the prosperity of Snellville deserve a place to retire within
the community. However, Kelly does not believe that
Snellville’s sole focus needs to be the elderly. Rather,
Snellville must create a balance between the elderly
population and young families. As such, Kelly believes that
senior housing should be limited to the areas where it
would be prudent

Public Safety
As a former prosecutor, Kelly is an advocate of the police
department and public safety. This past year on council,
Kelly supported increasing the number of police officers for
the City and also increasing the starting salary of those
officers. However, Kelly believes that this was only the first
step in increasing public safety within the city.

Stormwater Maintenance
As Snellville ages, problems with drainage pipes and
detention ponds will become a concern to the city. Although
Kelly does not believe that the city should join Gwinnett
County's stormwater program, Kelly has advocated for
Snellville to study developing its own system and possibly
forming a co-op with surrounding cities.

Environment
Kelly feels that Snellville needs to review some of its
policies in an effort to better protect the environment. For
instance, Kelly has asked the city staff to review the efforts
of Gwinnett County in strengthening the county's tree
ordinances. In addition if re-elected Kelly would like to focus
on improved recycling programs in the many new office
buildings opening in Snellville.

Economic Development
Economic Development has been vital to the city of
Snellville since James Sawyer and Thomas Snell first
opened their general store in the late 1800's. Kelly has
proposed the development of an Economic Development
Authority in Snellville to guide and assist economic
development not just in a "downtown" area but throughout
the city. In addition if re-elected Kelly hopes to propose
developing a 2030 Economic Development Plan similar to
the 2030 Comprehensive Plan that the city utilizes for
zoning. Kelly believes that Snellville must have a
comprehensive, written vision for economic development to
guide the city into the future.

Fine Arts
Despite the many talented artists living and working in
Snellville, the fine arts have never truly been embraced by
previous administrations. Kelly has formed a private, non-
profit organization called the Snellville Arts Alliance
Through the Alliance Kelly intends to build a fine arts facility
in Snellville. The Alliance also has plans to hosts various
festivals and art events within the city. By promoting the
arts Kelly hopes to improve quality of life and rebuild
Snellville's sense of community.