Goodyear, like the rest of the country, has a challenging agenda ahead of it. We can make it through this protracted downturn by identifying and capturing opportunities. To put ourselves in a position to capitalize on opportunities, our city government must first and foremost cut its cost of doing business without sacrificing jobs or reducing the effectiveness of our public safety programs.
Among my priorities as mayor of Goodyear are opportunities that I strongly believe will grow our economic base and enhance the lifestyle of our citizens.
GOODYEAR AIRPORT
Now is the time to make our municipal airport a focal point for economic development. We must optimize the value of the airport as our major economic development driver. The 4,000 acres adjacent to our airport are intended to provide tens of thousands of high-pay jobs over the following decades. This area is the” long pole in the tent” if we are to satisfy the objective of “live, work, and play” in Goodyear.
EDUCATION
While this is a difficult time for financing education, the universities and the city of Goodyear must collaborate for the schools to successfully navigate through this downturn. Now is the time to lay the groundwork to be a community of not two universities but rather ten. A Claremont-like model has been a success in California and can work for Goodyear.
CITY CENTER
The City Center must proceed with care. My goal is to start construction of a city hall and hopefully a library in 2010, followed by a performing arts center. We need to understand that a performing arts center is integral to our economic development, a focal point for us to mature culturally as a city, and a source of education for our youngsters.
GOODYEAR BALLPARK AND RECREATIONAL COMPLEX
The fractious relationship which developed between private sector partners in the construction of the ballpark has stymied efforts to surround the park and adjacent areas in the city center area with restaurants, hotels, office structures, and other mixed use possibilities. We must effectively market this potential to a broad array of investors and developers. The potential to enhance and broaden our quality of life is enormous and this area’s development must be advanced.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
This is not the time to build more houses but it is the time to agree on future developments. Now is the time to eliminate time consuming and cumbersome requirements on our developers. When these financially pressured elements of our society fail, our city and its people suffer. It is the time to use our baseball complex, our 2010 mall, and our city center to attract not only those who enjoy the day but the night as well.
With your vote, I am ready to serve four more years as your mayor, face the challenges head on, and show the rest of the state and the rest of the country why Goodyear is the All-America city.
Mayor Jim Cavanaugh,
Goodyear
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Goodyear Switches to Mail-In Ballots
For the first time in Goodyear’s history, the Mayoral and City Council elections will be determined by mail-in ballots. This offers our residents a cost effective alternative to organizing and manning voting polls throughout the city on Election Day. The mail-in ballots will replace the need to go to a polling place to vote for our city government in the March 10 General Election.
Ballots were mailed out on February 9, 2009, to registered voters. Goodyear residents can mark their ballots at their leisure and mail them free of charge to Maricopa County, the city's elections contractor. Ballots are due by March 10th at 7 p.m.
Election officials recommend mailing in the ballot to the County on or before Friday, March 6th to assure it arrives on time.
For anyone who has lost their ballot, needs to replace the ballot you received in the mail, you can pick up a provisional ballot in the Goodyear City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 190 N. Litchfield Road, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Registered voters can also drop off their ballots at the City Clerk’s Office during those same hours beginning February 9, 2009.
A LOOK AHEAD TO 2009
2008 brought unparalleled distinction for our City of Goodyear. We were one of only ten cities to be acclaimed “All-America City” and one of only five cities with populations under 100,000 to win the Most Livable City Award. Coast to coast, we are recognized as one of America’s finest cities.
Goodyear citizens have reason to be proud, but there’s no time to rest on our laurels. We must face today’s challenges head-on and create a firm foundation for Goodyear to become a center of excellence for higher education, clean commerce such as solar manufacturing, and medical care. As your mayor, my goals for Goodyear include:
• Collaborate with faith-based organizations and local employers to help those citizens struggling from the recession
• Manage our city government’s operating budget responsibly while preserving jobs
• Maintain funding to man and equip our police force and firefighters
• Attract businesses into our 4,000-acre airpark and construct west side access
• Advocate a statewide transferable tax credit for solar manufacturing firms wishing to set up business in Goodyear
• Pursue opportunities to bring additional universities and colleges into Goodyear
• Advocate establishing Luke AFB as the second training site for the F-35 fighter jets
• Enhance commerce and community with development of art, cultural, entertainment and quality nightlife venues surrounding the City Center, Ballpark, and Regional Mall
It is a challenging agenda. With your vote, we can make it happen. I would be honored to serve four more years as your mayor, face the challenges head-on, and lead us to achieve the quality of living you desire and deserve.
Ballots were mailed out on February 9, 2009, to registered voters. Goodyear residents can mark their ballots at their leisure and mail them free of charge to Maricopa County, the city's elections contractor. Ballots are due by March 10th at 7 p.m.
Election officials recommend mailing in the ballot to the County on or before Friday, March 6th to assure it arrives on time.
For anyone who has lost their ballot, needs to replace the ballot you received in the mail, you can pick up a provisional ballot in the Goodyear City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 190 N. Litchfield Road, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Registered voters can also drop off their ballots at the City Clerk’s Office during those same hours beginning February 9, 2009.
A LOOK AHEAD TO 2009
2008 brought unparalleled distinction for our City of Goodyear. We were one of only ten cities to be acclaimed “All-America City” and one of only five cities with populations under 100,000 to win the Most Livable City Award. Coast to coast, we are recognized as one of America’s finest cities.
Goodyear citizens have reason to be proud, but there’s no time to rest on our laurels. We must face today’s challenges head-on and create a firm foundation for Goodyear to become a center of excellence for higher education, clean commerce such as solar manufacturing, and medical care. As your mayor, my goals for Goodyear include:
• Collaborate with faith-based organizations and local employers to help those citizens struggling from the recession
• Manage our city government’s operating budget responsibly while preserving jobs
• Maintain funding to man and equip our police force and firefighters
• Attract businesses into our 4,000-acre airpark and construct west side access
• Advocate a statewide transferable tax credit for solar manufacturing firms wishing to set up business in Goodyear
• Pursue opportunities to bring additional universities and colleges into Goodyear
• Advocate establishing Luke AFB as the second training site for the F-35 fighter jets
• Enhance commerce and community with development of art, cultural, entertainment and quality nightlife venues surrounding the City Center, Ballpark, and Regional Mall
It is a challenging agenda. With your vote, we can make it happen. I would be honored to serve four more years as your mayor, face the challenges head-on, and lead us to achieve the quality of living you desire and deserve.
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