Causes
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.
Protecting land, water, and natural resources
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.
Get InvolvedResponsible Land Use
Advocating for land use policies that preserve community character, protect natural areas, and prevent incompatible development.
Water Resource Protection
Defending Paulding County's water resources from pollution, overuse, and infrastructure threats.
Infrastructure Oversight
Monitoring and challenging proposed infrastructure projects that may harm the environment or community wellbeing.
Defending constitutional freedoms
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.
Get InvolvedAnti-Surveillance Advocacy
Opposing mass surveillance, intrusive data collection, digital control systems, and practices that erode individual civil liberties.
Know Your Rights
Educating residents about their civil rights and how to exercise them effectively in the face of governmental or corporate overreach.
Legal Action
Pursuing legal proceedings when necessary to protect the civil liberties and community self-determination of Paulding County residents.
Strengthening residents' voice in local decisions
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.
Get InvolvedGovernmental Transparency
Advocating for open records, public meetings, and full disclosure of decisions that affect the community.
Civic Engagement Programs
Empowering residents to participate meaningfully in local decision-making, public oversight, and community advocacy.
Coalition Building
Seeking out and engaging with aligned organizations to strengthen collective influence and expand civic reach.
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Promoting civic health and community wellbeing
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.
Get InvolvedCivic Education
Informing residents and business owners about the actions of elected officials, public notices and hearings, and their rights as community members.
Community Outreach
Connecting residents through fellowship and ongoing communications to share information about available resources for lifestyle sustenance and opportunities to engage in local civic life.
Public Policy Advocacy
Engaging with local government to advance policies that protect and improve the quality of life for all residents.