TOMS' BLOG

The Shepard must tend to his flock and sometimes fight off the wolves.  Just like the Shepard there's more to being Mayor of Springtown than showing up once or twice a week to sign checks and run a meeting once a month. Most days and all through the year, the Mayor must also represent the City at many different functions and events inside and outside of Springtown taking time away from his personal life and his family. This means a person wanting to be Mayor must be willing to make the time it takes, day or night, family or not, to being a good Mayor for the citizens. The Mayor must always be ready to press and tend to the interest and business of the City from Springtown to Weatherford to Austin and even to Washington D.C. if necessary. As your councilman I already do and have always attended most functions and meetings to make sure that Springtown and its citizens are represented. Just showing up to represent the City of Springtown is not enough the Mayor must participate in the discussion and must be a jealous advocate for the City. And yes it is true that the Mayor is a figure head and must be a visionary for the City always planning for the future. The Mayor must be the cities’ biggest cheerleader. The Mayor must always be selling the City to encourage new business. The Mayor must always protect the City and lead by example. The Mayor must always remember that he is, simply put, a servant, a chief, a protector, a visionary, a cheerleader, a salesman, a Shepard. Everyone who knows me acknowledges that I have already been doing all these things and much more for years for the City of Springtown. If you don't have or don’t want to put in the time it takes to give to the City and citizens that it requires to do the job properly let someone do it that does. Tom W. Clayton- always putting Springtown citizens first. On May 14, 2011 Elect Tom W. Clayton Mayor of Springtown your kids will thank you.