Councilman Wesley Meiss threw his hat in the City of Milton mayoral race June 19. He’s hit the ground running, he said, ready to change history.
“What will be written about the past twenty years?” he asked. “Pace boomed. New business exploded in Pace. What about the city? The city has built a new city hall, firehouse, and a community center during that time. Those things should be expected because those things are needed,” he said, “We can do more.”
Meiss said as mayor he plans to bring transparency to the city, financial accountability, and have an open door policy to the mayor’s office. “Democracy needs to be restored. The greatest thing George Washington ever did was step down. He knew what power can do. He remembered King George in England and decided one figure head in power for too long is not good for a city or a country,” he said.
His future plans are to encourage public participation in city meetings by changing meeting times. “The average working person cannot attend a 1 p.m. hour long meeting or a 4 p.m. meeting,” he said. Establish term limits to city council seats, including the mayor. He wants to keep the courthouse in its current location, protect Milton’s historic core from threat, expand programs for senior citizens, and publicize all city council meetings by internet streaming and local television services.
“One of the most important goals” he said, “I want all non profit organizations within the city to work together on downtown projects with a common goal to better the city,” he said. Meiss said he was born, reared and educated in the City of Milton. “This is the city I love. I could’ve lived anywhere after I graduated college, but I chose to stay in Milton,” he said.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Meiss announces candidacy for Milton mayor