November 26, 2013
COMMUNITY
Current in Fishers
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Advice for a new mayor
By Nancy Edwards • nancy@youarecurrent.com
concerns, ask questions and be there.” Brainard said a new mayor should also set a vision and express his or her community’s wants In 2015, Fishers will welcome its first mayor. and needs. What can we expect from our new mayor? Selling your city The question The mayors agreed that community government was answered growth occurs when advertising a city’s by three mayors strengths to its target audience outside serving our neighboring cities: Jim Brainthe area. ard from Carmel, Andy Cook of Westfield, Brainard said that if a city can prove and John Ditslear from Noblesville, at that the quality of life is just as good as an event held Nov. 20 at Forum Confersomeplace else, there is a strong arguence Center titled “What to Expect When Cook ment for bringing jobs to the city. You’re Expecting Your First Mayor.” Pre“Graduates today look around the sented by the Fishers Chamber of Comcountry to figure out where they want merce, the session drew members of to live and then look for a job,” he said. the community that gathered to listen Ditslear advised that mayors use to the mayors as they discussed their social media tools to sell their city, such challenges and opportunities and advice as websites, Twitter, Facebook and lofor a new mayor. cal sources such as newspapers, radio Traits of effective leadership Ditslear and TV. “We’ve worked very hard to develop Learn who your key partners are a sense of identity and community and “Our town attorney has been very a sense of economic development,” said instrumental in the different changes Cook of Westfield’s transition from a from being a town to becoming a city,” town to a city. He added that forming Cook said. neighborhood associations also helps to Ditslear said school systems and the create a strong sense of community. chamber of commerce are key partners, “I was very fortunate to also be associBrainard as well as workforce development and ated with a very good city council; that citizens’ groups. has become more important as we go along,” he Use personal strengths said, adding that traveling the state to meet with “Be humble,” Distslear advised. “Be a true other mayors and learn what has worked for their servant. Everyone in the community is important. communities also is a great opportunity. The person who’s living on Social Security, their Ditslear advised that listening to the commuproblems are just as important as any other nity is very effective for great management. business person.” “It’s important for me to see people, hear their FHS math teams take first, third in Rose-Hulman contest – Fishers High School’s math team had an outstanding performance Nov. 9 at the Rose-Hulman Math Contest. 26 teams and more than 400 students competed. In the sophomore division, FHS placed first; in the senior division, they placed third. Sophomore Daniel Vance had the top score in his division. From left to right: Daniel Vance, Chloe Snipes, Priyanka Shah, Gabriel Paree-Huff. (Submitted photo.)
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