I am honored and anxious to be one of the new councilmen for our city. I was asked by one of the newspaper staff reporters present during the tabulation of votes, what action items I have planned. I replied that my first priority was to work with the other members of council to renew the financial health of the city and help put to rest several long overdue issues. I have a long wish list of good things for our city. It is just a matter of time and meshing these ideas with those of the other council members before we can move forward.
Over the next three weeks I will hope to meet with council members Cuppari, Queen and Thomas and glean from them issues that they consider important. Additionally, Mayor Davidson indicated he will try to set up some tutorials for the newly elected to get to know the staff and routines of city hall. I will also meet with Mary Albaugh, current city recorder, who wants me to have the benefit of her preparations for a seat on council. My special thanks to Mary for being a gracious candidate and genuinely concerned about Buckhannon.
I feel like a freshman heading off to college and starting at the bottom: lots of excitement and butterflies. Thanks to all who supported me. I plan to keep this blog as a regular tool to keep you informed about the work at city hall.
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Congratulations Scott! After reading the paper today I decided to check out your blog and appreciate your heartfelt comments. Your plan for assuming office sounds great and I wish you the best of luck. I like to think that everyone in our community is ready to put the past behind them and move into a bright new future. Hopefully, with our new elected officials, we will be able to do that.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Buckhannon - get rid of all the old troublemakers and replace them with some new blood. You have a lot of work in front of you to gain the trust and respect of the residents after this last batch of politicians but i think you are up to the task. Just remember to keep things simple and understandable for us!
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