Councilman Frank Corder Announces Bid for Reelection
Dear Fellow Citizen,
This spring you and I will have the opportunity and responsibility to go to the polls and elect the next City Council that will lead Pascagoula. As citizens of Pascagoula, it is imperative that we elect and promote good leaders, leaders that exemplify true leadership qualities. Many of you have heard it said that doing what's right isn't always easy, but it's always right. That is the essence of what a true leader should strive to reflect. A true leader, one whose personal gain or fame is secondary to what's best and what's right, realizes that they too are just a drop in the ocean of life and that their goal as a leader should be a willingness to take a stand for what is truly in the best interest of the people they represent. I hope that can be said of me.
Since being elected as your City Councilman from Ward 4, I have been actively working to improve Pascagoula for you and your family, while trying to engage you in the process. I have maintained my website and taken on hosting a local television show, while continuing to do local radio periodically, all in the hopes of bringing the business of the City to you. Recently I hosted a Ward 4 Dialogue, the first town hall style meeting of what I hope to be many more gatherings to come. Properties that are derelict and in disrepair are now being processed to resolution in terms of sale or clean-up, such at Belair, on 22nd Street, in Chipley, and other areas. I fought to reduce the millage rate, your taxes, after the reassessment was applied; you deserve to keep more of your money in these tough economic times and the City can tighten its belt to do just that. I helped to draft and present a new noise ordinance to make your neighborhoods quieter and safer which was adopted unanimously by my fellow councilmen. Curbs are being installed, gutters have been cleaned with many in process to be overhauled, and sidewalks have been manicured with a plan to add more over time. Soon the beach front will be expanded and a promenade will be added. Riverfront development has kicked-off with the tearing down of the Heinz building. Playgrounds have gotten a facelift. Many, many things are finally taking shape in Pascagoula. But there is more to do.
Over the next four years, the people you elect to be the next City Council will be reshaping our great City. I have said before that Pascagoula is at a turning point in its history. Never before have we had the opportunities we now have within our reach; opportunities for sustained growth and economic vitality, for reshaping and rethinking Pascagoula's future. We do not have to do things now just because that's the way they have always been done. We can take hold of our future and mold it so we are pushing Pascagoula forward in a smart and healthy way, with vision and focus. And I want to continue to be a part of helping to steer the course towards a bright and healthy future for Pascagoula.
I hope you will continue to support me as I again run to represent you in Ward 4. Your support and encouragement during this year has been truly humbling and I want to continue to work for you. In addition, I would like to invite you to become a part of my campaign to push Pascagoula forward. Please take a minute to email me at frank@frankcorder.com if you would be willing to have a sign placed in your yard, host a neighborhood meet-the-candidate social, help me walk in your area, or make a campaign contribution.
I look forward to seeing each of you over the coming weeks as I work to get my message out to the citizens of Pascagoula once again. As always, I welcome your input and insight. Thank you for your time in reading this letter and for your consideration in this next election.
Sincerely,
Frank Corder, Pascagoula City Councilman Ward 4
