President's
Message

When my name was submitted as a candidate for President, I took the liberty of sending to all state members a position paper summarizing what I viewed as the priorities for our state chapter.  Now that I am president, I do want to share with you my excitement about the possibilities we all have to bring good planning to the forefront in this state. That excitement translates into working to address the possibilities that I raised in the position paper.   I also understand that nothing can or will be accomplished if we don’t work together to achieve what we all decide are our priorities.  Working together is the message that I will bring to each and every meeting that we have. 

One concrete example will suffice.  The attendance at our last Planning commissioner training in Bentonville was very good.  While this cooperative effort between the chapter, UALR and the Arkansas Municipal League must continue, I do want all of us to think through a training tract that builds on the excellent material in our current manual.

During my term in office, I commit to all members that I will be open to all ideas and will work to achieve whatever we decide as a chapter is important to our future.