Steve Stancil To Represent Cherokee County On ARC Board

CANTON, GA — Lifelong resident Steve Stancil will serve as Cherokee County’s citizen representative on the Atlanta Regional Commission beginning Jan. 1, 2022. He will succeed Dennis Burnette, who has served as the District 15 representative for more than decade.

“Cherokee County greatly appreciates Dennis Burnette’s 14 years of faithful and diligent service as our Citizen Representative on the ARC Board. In particular, Dennis served on the Senior Services Committee of that Board and ensured that Cherokee’s Senior Services programs have continued to be mostly funded through the ARC,” said Cherokee Board of Commissioners Chairman Harry Johnston.

Burnette began his service on the ARC Board in 2008. His professional life included 45 years in the banking industry with more than 30 years as a bank president. Before fully retiring, he worked as a certified mediator and arbitrator for businesses.

Stancil retired from the state of Georgia in 2019, following 11 years as a State Property Officer. Previous to that, he oversaw the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Board as its Executive Director and served as a representative in the Georgia House of Representatives, including Minority House Leader.

“We’re delighted that Steve Stancil agreed to be nominated and was elected to this post,” Johnston said. “Steve’s lifetime of Cherokee County business involvement and top level Georgia government service will make him a high-impact member of that Board from his first day.”

Cherokee County is part of the 11-county Atlanta Regional Commission, a metropolitan planning organization that spearheads long-range planning from a regional perspective, disperses federal funding for transportation projects that impact the region, promotes a skilled workforce through training and skills development, and more.

Also during the November meeting of the ARC board, an updated at-large district boundary map was adopted that takes into account the population growth since the 2010 Census. District 15 includes the majority of Cherokee County and a portion of Fulton County. District 14 includes a small portion of Cherokee County and one-third of Cobb County.