Mayor Bill Floyd Again Finds Himself Among the “Most Influential Georgians”
Decatur Metro | January 18, 2012Decatur’s mayor Bill Floyd again finds himself among the likes of Arthur Blank, the founder of Sweetwater Brewing and Governor Nathan Deal, as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Georgians, as determined by the folks at Georgia Trend magazine. Here’s his blurb his year…
On the outskirts of Atlanta, Decatur has made a name for itself, and Bill Floyd has had a lot to do with it. Mayor since 1998, he has helped transform the area into a welcoming, vibrant downtown full of hip restaurants and stores. The city is committed to sustainability, and for its efforts, the Atlanta Regional Commission has named Decatur a Gold level certified community.
Decatur-based attorney Robert Wilson of the firm Wilson, Morton and Downs also made the list…
The former three-term DeKalb County district attorney works in the areas of general litigation, education and municipal law. He’s also worked with every Georgia governor since Joe Frank Harris, including four special investigations. The most recent one, undertaken with former Attorney General Mike Bowers, uncovered widespread cheating on standardized tests in the Atlanta and Dougherty County school systems.
Mayor Floyd also made the list in 2009. My how things change! Did Floyd make the list in 2010? What does this look like, a newspaper?!
No, no he did not.
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I am so changing my DM name to Author Blank.
From Decatur, there is also Carol W. Hunstein, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia. I dunno…that seems sort of important.
And Stacey Abrams, who represents a portion of Decatur in the State House, is the Minority Leader in the Georgia House of Representatives.
My omission was due to lack of knowledge and general exhaustion. Nothing to do with importance. Thanks for letting me know!
I think Bob Wilson is the legal council for City Schools of Decatur, right?
Right— unless something changed recently.
Bill Bolling, founder and executive director of the Atlanta Community Food Bank was named Georgian of the Year and he is ALSO a Decatur resident. Check out the write up on Decatur.patch.com.
And also married, I believe, to the wonderful Ms. Bolling, counselor at Renfroe!
http://decatur.patch.com/articles/georgia-trend-names-bill-bolling-of-oakhurst-georgian-of-the-year