10/07/2017
Town of Clayton election statements from Art Holder
1. My primary goal is to make decisions that promote what is best for the Town of Clayton and it’s residents and businesses)
2. Seek ways to improve activities for seniors. Our population is approximately 1/3 seniors, 1/3 middle ages, and 1/3 younger adults with families. We need to provide for all.
3. Keep the town ahead of the demand for infrastructure issue of water sewer and power. Traffic and school issues are controlled by the state and the county.
4. Listen to our residents as to what they additional improvements they want for the Town of Clayton (parks, recreation, parking local shopping).
5. Seek ways to increase shopping opportunities with more business variety as well as pushing to bring businesses to all vacant retail spaces. (15 vacant spaces at Walmart shopping center)
6. Continue to push for the Clayton Library to become a beacon for education all ages to use. (more space and more programs)
7. Look for a way to enlarge and improve our senior center.
8. Be aware of and promote development opportunities as they appear. At the present time, our cart full with the Nova Nordis project. For information, 700 jobs @ 70,000 per year average is 49 million dollars to the local economy per year. We must make the project go smooth.
9. Look for ways to increase parking facilities in downtown Clayton.
10. Continue to insist that every dollar spent by the Town of Clayton is spent wisely and that good value is received for the expenditure.
11. Continue to monitor and minimize expenditure for non-profit organizations