Laurie Wiggins

Editor:

Seventy-seven percent of the voters in the Fairhope mayoral general election sent a message of no confidence in our current mayor. If you were in that number, it is important to carry forward your hope to produce change in Fairhope’s city government.

We have an exceptional agent of change at hand. Dean Mosher is intelligent and energetic; trustworthy, ethical and credible; foresighted and inclusive; and a fervent defender of Fairhope and its future. Instituting standard practices for decision making will reduce the burden of huge legal fees incurred by lawsuits. Creating council districts will give your opinions increased weight. He has pledged to retain our excellent city employees after separation of the mayor’s office from superintendent of utilities. That move will enable us to manage our four city businesses with an eye to the bottom line and achieve improvements in city services. He has led large projects for over 25 years, securing new parklands, raising millions of dollars for the library and museum and initiating efforts to create zoning in the outlying areas to protect us from commercial sprawl along major corridors. His objective to annex those areas will raise our city coffers. And he has the political will to achieve the best purposes of the village concept in our languishing comprehensive plan.

You may not agree with everything Mosher proposes, and no doubt, he is hard-charging. But be assured, he is responsive to our will. We have a small window of time to put Fairhope on the right course to meet growth challenges. Please weigh your interests carefully. Don’t leave it to someone else; go to the polls on Tuesday, Oct. 7.

Fairhope resident