Dear
Fourth District Voters and Citizens of Richmond:
Richmond has a great history. Unfortunately, too
many people speak as though Richmond's best days are passed. They long
for Richmond's good ol' This is my inspiration to run and serve you as Richmond's 4th District City Councilman. No one doubts there are many challenges facing Richmond. Very serious challenges exist. They include an unacceptable high school dropout rate, deteriorating infrastructure, and too few economic opportunities. But, these are not insurmountable challenges. Our challenges must be attacked. Attacked with proactive, innovative thinking. We must have perseverance. And these challenges require roll-up-your sleeves, get-your-hands-dirty hard work. I am committed to attacking our challenges directly on Council. However, as committed as I am personally, I also understand that city government cannot, and never will, solve these problems alone. Therefore, one of my top priorities on Council will be to encourage and facilitate partnerships between city government and the citizens best suited to attack our challenges. These citizens include dedicated people, businesses, churches, nonprofits, schools, colleges, and neighborhood associations. Too many people focus on Richmond’s challenges without duly recognizing our many opportunities. Richmond has terrific public and private schools and universities. Richmond has very unique cultural, industrial, and architectural histories through which we can link our past to our future. Richmond is situated on several major highways. We have beautiful public and private parks. And, of course, we have many citizens, businesses, and organizations dedicated to making Richmond a great city! City government can lead, be positive, open doors, be business-friendly, be proactive in seeking issue solution, and partner with organizations to make Richmond a better place. Or, city government can hinder, say no, be negative, be anti-business, be territorial and shut out organizations better suited to attack challenges, all of which results in Richmond being held back or even down. This is one of the great ironies of city government. I am dedicated to be a leader in city government with a “yes we can, let’s figure out how” attitude. I choose to use my abilities and energy to make Richmond a better place and to move Richmond forward. I respectfully hope for and ask that you support me by voting for me, Clay Miller, as your 4th District City Councilman.
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