New Clayton City Council Members Want To Focus On Downtown Development
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Economic development and careful budget management are top priorities for the three winners in Tuesday’s City Council election, two of whom will be new to the council.
“We had two veterans leaving at once,” Pierce said Wednesday, referring to Gregg Manning and Bill Walcutt, longtime councilmen who decided not to run for re-election.
“Frankly, with the mood in the country trending toward ‘throw the bums out,’ you just never know,” she said. “But it felt really good going out and campaigning and talking to people again and reconnecting.”
For Pierce, the biggest issue will be continuing what the city of 10,000 has started with downtown development projects.
As a councilman, he’d like to create a “Shop Clayton First” program, where the city would host a Web site that contains information about local businesses.
“This was a win-win for Clayton; we had eight candidates and all of them were very qualified. Hopefully, they’ll continue to be involved in the community.”
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