Wade C. Bigler feels “it’s been an honor to serve… as councilman… and will never forget… I am not your boss... I work for you!” He intends to be a mayor “who will listen to you, help you with your concerns and will work for you. Residents will be kept informed.”
His top priorities are to use “fiscal responsibility as the foundation for all spending decisions, help our business district thrive while keeping our residential zones, and plan ahead for future growth.” He elaborated by stating, “I make decisions based upon what I believe are correct principles. I believe in staying out of debt unless absolutely necessary. I am conservative, but balanced.” With regard to business development, he stated “I do not want convenient stores, etc, in our neighborhoods… keep them in our commercial district.” Shortly after joining the City council, Mr. Bigler was the one who initiated changing the sign ordinances—such as what you see at Walker Cinema. In the minority to reject increasing fees for businesses, he recounted, “I put this issue back on the… agenda and the three new council members and I voted to eliminate this fee.” On future growth, he commented, “I believe in due diligence… before making critical decisions.” On developing Monroe Boulevard, he said this “would go through the heart of our neighborhoods… next to elementary schools… would be very unsafe for our children… I proposed we look at all other options.”
He was emphatic that “I desire that our City… NOT get into any more debt. I look at things more from a resident’s perspective… residents are currently paying on 5 different bonds… I truly believe we can accomplish everything we need to run our City very well without going into more debt.” In response to the pending Public Works Facility, he stated “I voted against the $10 million dollar bond… I am the one who got the petition going in order to give residents the opportunity to vote on this bond issue.” He pointed out that “A few months ago we (the City council) purchased property with cash.”
