We are in the final weeks of my race for Canton City Council, Ward 3. I need your help to ensure our residents and businesses have the experienced, fiscally responsible, dedicated leadership needed to help lead our city.
As a former city council member and long-time community volunteer, I have the sense of history, respect for those who built this city, the drive to put in the hard work, and the vision to plan not just for next year but for decades to come. I want to preserve what is great about Canton for future generations while managing the inevitable growth.
I have lived in Canton for 45 years, and my wife is a third-generation native. Our families own and operate businesses in this community, so our roots run deep. I have worked for the last 18 years in some form to serve this community and help it grow and thrive, with the Arts Council, Downtown Merchants Association, Main Street Program (which I helped form), Cherokee Chamber of Commerce, 2040 Vision Committee (among others), and ultimately Canton City Council.
The greatest challenge facing Canton today is growth. We need to make our inevitable growth more sustainable. My goal is to raise the bar on new proposed projects to ensure we plan for the next few decades, not just the next few years. We need to balance the needs of all our citizens without causing undue burden on any one group.
We also need to be fiscally responsible with our taxpayer dollars. I want to look hard at our budget to see where we can reduce the burden on our city taxpayers while continuing to have strong public safety and other necessary services.
I will work to find ways to improve the efficiency and traffic flow of our streets and intersections with minor tweaks while we work with the county and state to speed up major improvements.
I am eager to face Canton’s challenges with dedicated, determined, and experienced leadership.
My campaign depends on grassroots support from residents like you. In order for us to run an aggressive campaign in these final days, I ask for your campaign contribution in whatever amount you can give.
Please support my campaign financially to the extent that you can. I’m dependent on contributions from “regular folks” like you.
Above all, I ask you to vote for me and to ask your friends and neighbors to do the same.
Thanks again for your support. Let’s keep working together to protect Canton’s Quality of Life.
