City Council Election '98

What are the three top priorities of Wilmore City Government?

Baier: In my opinion, the top three priorities of the Wilmore City Council are: [1] Determining the proper allocation of city funds to their best use. [2] Initiating projects which involve the people of our town to take continuing pride in what our community represents. [3] Promoting local businesses so that we may encourage patrons from the surrounding counties to make shopping in Wilmore a repeat business!

Brumfield: a) Listen to and be a voice for the citizens of Wilmore.

b) Being financially responsible with the limited budget to serve all citizens of Wilmore with police and fire protection, street repair, water and waste water service, solid waste disposal, and parks and recreation at the same level of service.

c) Strive to keep Wilmore safe, with that "small town charm" it has always been known to have.

Cercone: The first priority of Wilmore City Government is to insure the continuation of a safe community environment through a strong police and fire department. Secondly, to maintain the city's budget in a financially sound manner. The third priority of government is to remember that it was established to work for the people.

Deyer: The three top priorities of Wilmore City Government are making decisions, passing laws for the benefit of the community and providing the citizens of Wilmore with the challenge of meeting the 21st Century. The present City Council has been directly met with preserving the heritage of the past and is expected to comprehend the progress of the future. Wilmore's future is much like the typical interview question, "what are you going to be doing in five years"? Your goals? My goals are to try to help keep Wilmore the quiet little city that we love, admire and cherish. Thanks for your time.

Fitch: I am convinced the three priorities for Wilmore in the future are:

1. We must be financially strong and sound in order to be able to provide the community the necessary services expected of a city of our size; these include, well paved streets, police and fire protection, clean water, sewer, and sanitation.

2. We need to strengthen our parks and recreation departments to provide our citizens with the facilities and green space for their activities.

3. We need a city government which reflects all our citizenry not special interest groups.

Glover: Our three top priorities should include: 1) Safety and services - strong police and fire departments, better repaired streets, and high quality water, wastewater, and sanitation services, 2) Fiscal responsibility - operating within our budget, eliminating the present city debt and possibly lowering the payroll tax, moving toward self-supporting utilities, and proactively maintaining a strong infrastructure, and 3) Encouraging and preserving a sense of community - implementing walkways and bike paths to connect our neighborhoods, more park development that will foster interaction of all generations, promoting cooperative efforts between the town and our institutions, and supporting our excellent town festivals. By working together Wilmore will become an even better place to call home.

McKinley: In my mind the top priority should go to:

1. Public safety (maintaining present excellent fire, police and emergency services) and public services (road maintenance, water and sewer system, parks, etc.)

2. Economy in government, leading to lower taxes if possible.

3.Proper balance between healthy growth (needed housing, using retail space downtown) and preserving rural beauty and heritage.

Morrow: The three top priorities that individuals in the community have discussed with me are the Roseglade issue, the current payroll tax and the condition of the streets. It is my intention to be a diligent Council member by listening to the members of the community, studying the issues and responding accordingly. My main focus in running for the City Council is service to the community of Wilmore.

Southgate: The top three priorities for Wilmore are:

to find new parental supervised recreational activities for our youth to keep them off the streets as I mentioned above.

to retire the city bond indebtedness as quickly as possible so that future revenues will be used for needed projects like new streets and curbs and not be used to pay interest on debt. This may lead to a reduction or re-distribution of our taxes.

to continue controlled well planned growth of our city. I believe in small manageable town growth--not uncontrolled massive construction.