Summary: Jay Haws

I am running for City Council because I believe I am the best person for the Position. I have more experience than all of the other candidates combined and I understand every aspect of Highland City government from the inside out. I know each City employee personally and I believe if you polled them you would find that they overwhelmingly support my candidacy. I feel strongly about every issue because every issue impacts citizens of Highland. There are no minor issues but some always come to the forefront at election time. This year the general Plan is about to be updated and that is very important, but one issue that has not been talked about much is the budget. We are seeing at least the beginning of a serious down turn in home sales and therefore a serious reduction in the revenues associated with construction and development. This is a very critical budgetary turn of events because the City relies heavily on this revenue stream. For example, over the last several years the City has experienced between six and seven hundred thousand dollars annually in building permit revenues which does not include subdivision development and impact fees. If this is reduced by half or more you can see the impact it will have. Steps should be taken now to insure financial solvency if this downturn continues and/or worsens.

Six
of the necessary
Qualities of a City Council Member
By Jay Haws

Experience
He is familiar with the history of the community and the circumstances surrounding past decisions.

Open
He recognizes there are many sides to every issue and is capable of accepting and using input from opposing opinions.

Genuine
His actions must be for the good of the community and not special interest groups or his own personal agenda.

Foresight
He must be capable of seeing the impact, good and bad, of any decision and the practical application of its enforcement.

Reasonable
He must use common sense in his approach and reason in his resolutions.

Honest
He must never be disingenuous or hide the truth.