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The community of Union has come a long way since its divisive days of a few years ago.
A new mayor, a new council, a new city administrator and citizens willing to work together have put Union on what appears to be a positive course.
Perhaps one of the most significant developments is the formation of the Union United group, which has been gauging public opinion on a variety of issues and will soon sponsor a community visioning forum.
Union United Inc. has people pulling together. Working together. All for the good of the community.
The group seems to have bridged what once was a big divide in the community. Different groups were at odds. Bickering ensued. The differences in opinion about the course Union should be taking spilled onto the political front. The divisiveness, the distrust among groups, made the community non-functional.
Enter a new mayor and a new attitude. Mayor Kyle Corbin, although only 17 years old at the time, ran a write-in campaign and won the election. He was 18 by the time he took office and became the second-youngest mayor in the nation. He brought with him new hope and a sincere desire to make his community better.
Enter a new council, including some new members as well as incumbents who recommitted themselves to working on behalf of all their citizens.
A lot has changed in a matter of a couple of years. The new attitude appears to be spreading. People from both sides of the old feud are stepping up to help make Union better.
And Union United is helping lead the way. Debbie Clark, former mayor, leads the group, and Sue Briggs, another former mayor, is the group’s secretary. Together they and the rest of their group are doing everything possible to continue to put Union back on track. The community visioning process set for Feb. 15-16 is a critical step in the process. Union residents should plan to take part.
Union is on a good course once again. Granted, in the past year city voters have twice rejected levies to support law enforcement. But through the efforts of Union United, Union will get a feel for what residents want, expect and are willing to pay for in terms of making their community a better place to live.
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