CLINTON -- Incumbent Mayor Mitch Adams hopes to keep the momentum he ejoyed during the primary election. Challenger Carl Rumsey hopes his past experience in public service helps him gain enough votes to land the seat.
L. Mitch Adams
As mayor, Adams said he has the experience necessary to identify the difference between needs and wants. He said the operation of a city is a balancing act of revenue versus expenditures, and subsequently, it is essential that the needs be funded and the wants be prioritized and considered as funding becomes available. If the city council and mayor funded every request, the tax burden on the citizens would be unbearable.
"In today's economy, containing the costs and expenditures of Clinton City so that taxes don't have to be raised is the single biggest issue," Adams said. "At the start of my administration, Clinton City was the second-highest taxed city in Davis County."
Now, the city enjoys a tax rate that is the eighth or ninth lowest of the 15 Davis County cities.
"I want to create the highest possible quality of life at a price we all can afford by continuing to shepherd in the transformation of Clinton city," Adams said. "I have advocated larger residential lots, commercial landscaping and the development of architectural standards. I anticipate that the next administration will be bombarded with requests for higher density housing, lower landscaping requirements and loosening of standards. I am committed to holding developers to the existing standards without incentives or concessions."
Carl Rumsey
Rumsey said he has extensive experience in leadership by teaching, guiding, and setting an example for others to follow. He said his ability to understand complex situations and problems and arrive at appropriate conclusions has been tested time and time again.
"I have a vision of what the future for Clinton can be and the desire to see it happen," Rumsey said. "I have extensive experience in personnel management, commendation, and discipline."
Rumsey said he is retired and can devote the appropriate amount of time necessary to see the job gets done right.
"Growth is and will be the biggest issue Clinton faces for some time yet to come," he added. "I have worked in cities as a provider of vital life saving services for many years and understand what city growth means. I understand that uncontrolled growth brings problems in many ways. I have first-hand experience in cities that have worked hard to control growth and have done so appropriately and are reaping the benefits of that control."
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