Douglas County chair Ramona Jackson Jones touts infrastructure, public safety and business growth in State of the County address

Dr. Ramona Jackson Jones, chair of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, used her State of the County address to lay out a multi-year investment plan and a string of recent infrastructure and public-safety achievements as the county prepares for accelerated growth.

"Service elevated gives a signature of sophistication," Jackson Jones said, opening the address and framing the county's priorities around a new strategic plan she called Douglas Upward 2030, built on seven pillars: safety, mobility, prosperity, vitality, participation, trust and engagement. The board has begun a 36-month, $100,000,000 reinvestment effort, Jackson Jones said, intended to strengthen county infrastructure, expand services and leverage grant funding.

Jackson Jones highlighted water and wastewater projects as central to the county's growth strategy. She credited the Douglasville Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority with a major Dog River Reservoir expansion described during the event: a $390,000,000 project that county speakers said will increase storage and help secure the county's water supply for…