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Southwest Atlanta Friend of the Week: Commissioner Emma Darnell

This week we are honoring one of our political figures.

Nominate someone special to be our Friend of the Week by emailing me at marc.richardson@patch.com Just send us a picture and a description of why they deserve some extra love and attention!

Today, I am doing something a little different and decided to celebrate the work of Commissioner Emma Darnell who represents the Might District 5.  I thought it was important to honor her but also her office and co-workers, this week after they opened the new

The Health Center has the postential to be such a game changer in providing top quality health care and social services to a community that desperately needs it.  I think the design, and the care that went into the health center is a such a high standard that the facility would fit in in the most affluent neighborhoods of Atlanta.

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The vision that Commisioner Darnell and her fellow Fulton County officers displayed is one we all can take pride in, and for that she is our Southwest Atlanta Friend of the Week.

She believes that the essential purpose of government is to serve people– and that if you serve people, “the songs will come by themselves and of themselves.”

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