With November 8 quickly approaching in Trigg County, the race for Cadiz City Council is full of familiar faces.
Among them, all six incumbents — Brian Futrell, Susie Hendricks, Susan Bryant, Brenda Price, Frankie Phillips and Bob Noel — are on the ballot, with many of them hoping to continue their works in government.
A former city councilwoman and local business owner Jeannie Bodine, who served from 2018-20, is running once again, while a pair of newcomers in Tim Bridges and Dustin Gilbert are also in the fold.
During last week’s WKDZ “Meet the Candidates” at The Way, candidates had considerable opportunity to elaborate on what they would do if in office.
Every candidate agreed that the city’s infrastructure — particularly its water and sewer systems — had to be addressed, as did police officer pay.
Futrell, in fact, opened up the police pay discussion.
Pro small business for the Cadiz downtown, Bodine also added that paying for police training and watching officers leave has been difficult.
Hendricks noted that she and many other candidates are seeking green space and something “for kids to do” in the city, much like families have in the Trigg County Recreation Complex.
The city’s recent purchase of the old CeeBee/IGA parking lot, she said, could be the needed step.
Bryant has long been an advocate for the city to add either green space, a family entertainment option or public restrooms to the downtown area, and that she’d continue pushing for such if re-elected.
When he first announced his candidacy, Gilbert — a local real estate agent — said a successful online and local poll helped give him ideas on what Cadiz residents are seeking for their community.
Price, who served on this year’s Ham Festival Committee, said she enjoyed her last two years on the council — and would like to continue the momentum of local growth behind business and industry.
If re-elected, Phillips said he would continue to support small business — and he’s looking forward to the new spec building being constructed at the I-24 Business Park.
Perhaps the only “disagreement” that arose came from a discussion around the annual Trigg County Country Ham Festival. Bryant said she’d like to see it out of the city’s hands and more community-driven due to its financial strain on the budget.
Hendricks said she often agrees with Bryant, but not here.
Price said the city “shined” during this last celebration, and Noel confirmed that things have worked well in the last 24 months.
Bridges, a lifelong Cadiz resident, has familial ties to civil service in Trigg County — and wants to follow in those footsteps if chosen.
“Meet the Candidates” returns at 6 PM Tuesday in The Way, with magistrates, district judge and sheriffs in full discussion.
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