United to Protect Our Future.
We are a nonpartisan, community-driven organization dedicated to protecting the autonomy, vitality, and long term livability of Paulding County.
What We Focus On
We engage in advocacy, education, civic action, and legal proceedings to protect the wellbeing, quality of life, and rights of Paulding County residents.
Environmental Stewardship
We support land use and environmental practices that protect natural resources — especially water — preserve community character, and prevent the expansion of destructive or incompatible infrastructure. We aspire to cultivate alignment between technological progress, ecological integrity, and human vitality, ensuring that community life and local ecosystems remain strong, balanced, and regenerative.
Civil Liberties & Privacy
We firmly oppose harmful infrastructure expansion, mass data collection, and surveillance practices that threaten community autonomy or personal privacy. We reject any attempt — governmental or corporate — to erode individual liberties under the guise of safety. Through advocacy and legal proceedings, we defend the civil liberties and human rights of every Paulding County resident.
Community Advocacy & Governance
We work to strengthen residents' ability to guide local decisions and ensure transparent, accountable governance. We champion open governance and principled development, believing that government and corporate actors must operate openly, ethically, and in service to the public — with full respect for residents' rights and freedoms.
Social Welfare & Quality of Life
We believe in showing up for one another. PACCOA works to ensure that residents can count on clean water, reasonable utility costs, and the quiet enjoyment of their homes and neighborhoods — because a strong community is built on neighbors looking out for neighbors.
Our Values
What We Stand For
Transparency
We believe residents deserve full, honest information about development proposals and the decisions made by their elected officials.
Accountability
Public officials must answer to the people they serve. We hold our leaders to the standards set by law and by the community's trust.
Community First
Every decision we make is guided by the long-term well-being of Paulding County residents — not corporate interests or outside agendas.
Civil Liberties
We stand firmly against surveillance infrastructure that threatens personal privacy and expands the digital control grid.
Environmental Stewardship
We advocate for the protection of our land, water, and air from the industrial impacts of large-scale data center development.
Lawful Action
We pursue change through education, public awareness, civic engagement, and every lawful avenue available to our community.
Share Your Skills & Energy!
Whether you volunteer your time, talents, and skills, or support our mission financially — every contribution is important!
Give Your Time & Talent
PACCOA depends on dedicated community members who believe in protecting our rights, our environment, and our way of life. Volunteers are the backbone of everything we do — from organizing community events to advocating at public meetings.
Volunteer Sign-UpYour Donation Makes a Difference!
PACCOA is a nonprofit organization powered by community support. Your financial contribution primarily funds legal representation but may also be used for ORRs (open records requests) and various materials for community education and awareness, subject to Board approval.
Donate NowTogether, we are a resilient, principled community.
Join your neighbors in safeguarding local autonomy, environmental integrity, personal privacy, and the long-term vitality of the place we call home.