Vote yes on ballot issue to improve our city

It is time for the Sultan regime to change. It is time to replace the form of government that has been in place far too long. It is time for our city to step into the 21st Century and become the representative form of government we all want.

By voting yes on May 20 for Proposition No. 1, you will get just that. A yes vote will get us a seven-member council elected by the people. Leaders of the community who have our best interests at heart. A yes vote will get us a professional manager, working 40-50 hours a week just so our City Hall can serve us better. A yes vote will give us the ability to work for the future of our city, and the quality of life that brought us to Sultan in the first place.

This city is growing. For generations people have declared war on growth and urban sprawl. No one has been able to stop it. It will happen. Every time someone makes the decision to raise their family here, our city will grow.

How it will grow is up to us. I want my city to be professional. I want quality homes built. I want more than just another gas station/oil change/car wash/burger place. I want to see a quality business area that attracts quality businesses with family wage jobs. I want to see Sultan become a destination for people instead of a place to stop and get gas.

A yes vote will not take away my right to vote. No one in this country can do that to me or anyone else. A yes vote on Proposition No. 1 for the city of Sultan will not raise my taxes. A yes vote would give our city some integrity and some respect. Vote yes to put Sultan on the road to our future.

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