DeKalb Advisory Committee Meeting with Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary: RSVP for Feb 1
Join the Council for Quality Growth's DeKalb Advisory Meeting with Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary: RSVP for Feb 1
Jason Lary, Sr. was elected as Stonecrest, Georgia’s first mayor on March 21, 2017. Since taking office on May 1, 2017, Mayor Lary has led the efforts to staff the city and secure a location for the first city hall. Through a partnership with CH2M, a worldwide consulting firm, Mayor Lary has started serving the citizens of Stonecrest by staffing professionals in code enforcement, planning and zoning, parks and recreation, communications, city management and administrative services. During his first few months in office, Mayor Lary also hired a team of staff attorneys, set up short-term financing to address the city’s cash flow needs and led the effort to begin adopting ordinances that will improve the quality of life for Stonecrest residents.
Before Mayor Lary became actively engaged in cityhood initiatives, he was a 2012 graduate of Leadership DeKalb. This organization helps leaders identify ways to improve the quality of life of DeKalb County residents and businesses. Mayor Lary's cityhood experience includes serving as the founder and president of the Stonecrest City Alliance in 2013, and the chairman of Stonecrest Yes from 2015 to 2017. He raised more than $50,000 from individuals, small businesses and corporations to conduct two Carl Vinson Institute studies. A successful CVI study was required by the Georgia General Assembly before the City of Stonecrest, Senate Bill 208, could be allowed on the ballot. The 2013 study failed, and in 2015 the study passed. Mayor Lary is universally recognized as the architect and founding father of the Stonecrest Cityhood movement.
Mayor Lary is a former healthcare executive who has worked with companies, such as Johnson and Johnson, EMC, and Kaiser Permanente, for more than 25 years. He has a background in public-private partnerships with DeKalb County and the City of Lithonia. Local businesses and residents benefitted from his expertise in producing several successful outside events and concerts. He produced the Lithonia Concert Series at the Lithonia Amphitheater from 2004-2009. Mayor Lary was awarded the "Legends Award" from the DeKalb History Center in 2013 for his contributions to the cultural arts industry. Additionally, Mayor Lary opened the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center as the inaugural Production and Marketing Manager. He is the former Executive Director of the Lithonia Amphitheater for the Downtown Development Authority.
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