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Good outcome to vote on full-time mayor question Tuesday, a motion on the question of a full-time mayor for Jackson was voted down in a 3-3 tie vote. Mayor Richard Long made some good points in his comments during the discussion concerning the issue. One of those points was the fact that Jackson is currently experiencing a spurt in economic growth and that an economic developer would better serve the city, without limiting the number of qualified candidates who may seek the position during the next municipal election. One problem persists with the full-time mayor issue. What if someone were elected who doesn't have the qualifications, experience or know-how to progress with the current economic development taking place? An experienced economic developer is trained in these aspects. If the city leaders do their homework and hire the right person, an economic developer can be the key to bringing even more business and industry to our city. Those who were in favor of the move for a full-time mayor certainly have nothing but good intentions at heart for Jackson. We should be thankful that they are working for us as well. But, we should look at the whole picture and plan for the future. As Jackson grows, certainly the day will arrive when a full-time mayor will be needed. Currently, however, the larger need is for someone trained to look for new prospects. Our city could use a larger variety of restaurants, at least one more grocery store as well as new industrial type businesses to entice even more people to shop, work and live here.
We already have a good education base, so let's enhance the rest of what we have to offer. The best way to do that is to bring more businesses to town. Let our city leaders choose someone who is an expert at doing that to handle the job rather than taking our chances by electing someone who may be a good person and leader, but might have no real experience in economic development.
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