Meet the election candidates for Macks Creek mayor

The two candidates for mayor of the small town of Macks Creek seem to have more in common than most political opponents. The two share common views on the future of Macks Creek. Each of them have served as mayor and both have held seats on the board of aldermen.

Joel Stoner, the incumbent, and Jack Daniels, the challenger, agree on the sewer bond issue the residents are being asked to approve on April 3. They agree the city can take care of their own roads and they agree that the biggest problem facing the city is the arguing among some of the residents and the governing board.

Some residents disagree with the candidates assessment and are pushing for an August vote to dissolve the city with a proposed multi-million dollar sewer bond issue hanging in the balance.

With just days to go before the election, the politics in Macks Creek are heating up.
Stoner, is a lifelong resident of Macks Creek. He is currently unemployed. Prior to being elected mayor, Stoner served as an alderman.

Daniels, has lived in Macks Creek for about 8 years. He served as mayor before being ousted by Stoner. Daniels is retired.

On the issues:
Sewers
Stoner said without central sewers the city has no chance to attract new businesses to help the community grow. There are ongoing problems that need to be corrected, he said.
The Macks Creek Senior Center is a good example. The center and city hall shared space. Because of a wastewater problem, the center had to be shut down. The city continues to use the building for meetings but all water/sewer service is shut off.
If the city doesn't get the money to do the sewers, Stoner said that kind of situation will happen more often and some residents will find themselves in similar trouble.
Daniels said although the city is in dire financial shape, the sewer project could save it. No one wants to build a business there without the sewer.
He said the people of Macks Creek need to wake up and realize the sewer bond issue is for their own good.

Roads
Stoner said the city can't afford to have the county do the road maintenance. Some months the city doesn't receive enough in tax receipts to pay the county. Stoner said the roads were being taken care of before the city had problems with the road grader and with two pieces of equipment now there should be no problems keeping the roads in shape.
He said some residents are always upset no matter what the board does. If they fix the roads, they are upset about the park.
Daniels also believes the city should take care of the roads. He defended the city's recent purchase of a road grader against comments from residents who said it was a waste of the city's money. Daniels said the city never intended to have the county take care of the roads for an extended period of time. It was just a temporary fix.

Park
Stoner said the park is worth saving.There are a some things that need to be fixed. A water meter needs to be put back in, an electrical box fixed and the restroom needs to be finished. He believes the city needs the park.
The city will most likely not be able to hire anyone to mow the park this year, and one of the? officials may have to do the mowing without pay, he said.
Daniels agrees the park is needed. He said one of the problems is all the work that is done at the park gets torn up by vandals. He said kids go the park and bust stuff up. Daniels said there has been some work being done at the park in the last two weeks getting it cleaned up so it can be used.

Reason for running
Stoner said he is running because he doesn't want to see taxes raised and that is one of the issues Daniels has brought up.
Daniels said the city may have to look at raising taxes to make ends meet.
Daniels said he is running just to run. Stoner ran against him and so he decided to run against him to regain the mayor's seat.

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