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An twelve-year, three-term record of:
Conservative, Fiscally Responsible and Accountable Political Leadership
Results of Leadership Goals for third term, 2005-2009:
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- To maintain high quality of life for all residents of Clinton.
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- To implement broad parks and recreation programs for all Clintonians.
- Major renovations to Traceway Park
- Completed Brighton Park
- Upgrades to Robinson Park, Northside Park and Kids Towne Playground
- Award-winning therapeutic recreation for senior citizens
- Parks and Recreation director named Mississippi P&R Director of the Year
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- To assure Police, Fire/Rescue and Public Works Departments are professionally staffed, trained, and equipped.
- Effective law enforcement by police and municipal court led to across-the-board reduction in crime incidents in 2008 when compared to 2007
- Fire Department received Homeland Security grant to purchase on-site training facility, the only mobile unit in Mississippi
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- To complete the new public works facility on Springridge Road.
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- To maintain effective city infrastructure.
- $500,000 of annual street overlays
- Major rehabilitation of sewer lines completed
- Completed construction of elevated water tank and new water wells south of I-20.
- Ongoing extension of city water lines into annexed area.
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- To provide efficient traffic corridors including Clinton Parkway, Interstate 20, Northside Drive, Highway 80 and the proposed Clinton to Byram corridor.
- Completed construction of Hampstead Blvd. from Home Depot to Morrison Heights Baptist Church, began engineering for completion of Hampstead Blvd. to US 80 at Wal-Mart
- Completed re-construction of I-20/Clinton Raymond Road Interchange, including the widening of US 80 from Springridge Road to Woodmoor Drive, with dedicated right turn lane into Woodmoor subdivision. Three traffic signals installed
- Arrow Drive extended to Cynthia Road.
- Intersection improvement at Cynthia Road and Northside Drive with traffic signal installed.
- Engineering and design completed on Pinehaven Drive widening from Northside Drive to Berry Drive, with intersection improvement at Northside Drive and Clinton Parkway. Right of way purchase under way.
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- To continue quality economic and community development.
- Completed Charette Design and Planning Program for Olde Towne.
- Relocation and upgrade of Kroger grocery store resulting in customer draw from wider geographic area, record breaking sales across all departments, substantial increase in city sales tax revenue from Kroger sales.
- Relocation and upgrade of Revel Ace Hardware
- Copiah Bank opening new branch in temporary location looking to build new facility within two years, two other banks looking at new branch locations.
- New restaurants opened, others in planning stage
- New hotels opened, others in planning stage
- Huge success of Main Street Program
- Creation of full-time Compliance Officer in the city's Community Development Department
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- To utilize the new Natchez Trace Visitors Center to increase Clinton tourism.
- Over 50,000 visitors at center annually
- Center has become the most popular along the Trace
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- To complete the new Quisenberry Library.
- Delayed by Hurricane Katrina
- 2008, General Obligation Bonds issued to finance construction
- City received bond rating of A- in first ever application for bond rating
- Construction under way, opening in second quarter of 2010
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- To maintain high standards in the Clinton Public School District.
- Dr. Phil Burchfield hired to return as Superintendent
- School Board adopted strategic plan for immediate and future guidance
- Clinton High School designated as one of the 50 top high schools in the United States for Advance Placement math and science programs, only high school so designated in Mississippi
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- To encourage development on the Mississippi College campus.
- Support MC strategic plan for expansion east of campus
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Leadership Goals for fourth term, 2009-2013:
- Maintain high quality of life for all residents of Clinton
- Encourage a sense of community and unity
- Demand and expect good government
- Continued tight fiscal management to protect and build general fund cash reserves.
- Commitment to Public Safety: Police, Court, Fire and Rescue
- Replace 20-year-old fire engine with state-of-the-art pumper truck
- Strategic move for efficiency in fire fighting
- Convert existing E1 to reserve pumper
- Support for effective law enforcement
- Provide efficient traffic corridors.
- Street lighting of US 80 for Springridge to Clinton Raymond Road.
- Complete extension of Hampstead Blvd. from Morrison Heights Baptist Church to US 80
- Complete widening of Pinehaven Road from Northside Drive to Berry Drive.
- Complete improvement of Northside Drive intersection with Clinton Parkway
- Continue planning for other improvements to Northside Drive
- Complete payment of bonded indebtedness on Clinton Parkway
- Complete and open Quisenberry Library
- Maintain effective city infrastructure
- Continued extension of water lines to 2004 annexed areas.
- Convert water meter reading to radio read.
- Continue annual street maintenance
- Continue quality economic and community development
- Conduct Strategic Planning Forum to identify and implement new community goals
- Adoption of revised zoning regulations and implementation of regulations to 2004 annexed areas.
- Olde Towne enhancements following Charette recommendations
- Continued expansion of Main Street Program.
- Increase in funding for economic development general promotion.
- Increase in promotion for tourism and parks and recreation.
- Maintain high standards in the Clinton Public School District
- Encourage development of the Mississippi College campus
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