The city council can amend this slate when it is voted on during the Feb. 21 council meeting.
Mayor Gene Hobgood has released his slate of candidates for the various committees and boards that are staffed by Canton citizens at the Feb. 7 city council meeting. Though the majority of Hobgood's selections are re-appointments, he has added some new faces to his slate. Proposals from the city council have been made that would increase the number of citizens on each board, ensuring that new candidates are selected and allowed to participate in Canton's government. The mayor's slate of candidates will be voted on during the Feb. 21 city council meeting. At that time, the city council may reject the mayor's appointment of a certain candidate and replace him or her with a candidate of the council's choosing.
Gene Hobgood would like to establish a vision for the City of Canton that will extend to the year 2050.
Gene Hobgood would like to establish a vision for the City of Canton that will extend to the year 2050.
Mayor Gene Hobgood expressed a need for government and business leaders to support each other to create and enact a lasting vision for the City of Canton during his annual State of the City Address in the opening minutes of the Canton City Council meeting Thursday evening. Hobgood started his address by admitting that like 2011, 2012 was not, "our best year, either." However, Hobgood saw many positive changes in the city during the year, including the hiring of a manager for the Canton Theatre, the success of the Famers' Market and the Taste of Canton, and the soon to be built Etowah River Park. "We've made quite a bit of progress, but there's more to do," Hobgood said, citing the often poor working relationship amongst city council …
Gene Jr
11:21 am on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Get the work out. If you don't build a new High School in the Sixes Road Area in the next 3 years.. property values are likely to deteriorate. I'm already planning on moving from the area.. Good luck.. Mark my work you will see.. more ›