Politics are active in Temple. Virginia Dupler, Jerry Oliver and Joe Giles filed to return as Town Trustees. Dupler hangs her hat on cleaning up the town, getting businesses back in town and working with the County Sheriff to improve town policing. All have previously resigned Trustee positions. Oliver resigned twice. They hope to replace current Trustees Valerie Hale, Janice Cole and Mayor Joe Keaton.
The incumbents hang their hat on their eliminating the police department which they say was a financial and public relations burden to the town. Also the incumbents say that they have managed to get the town’s accounting and spending under control. Mayor Keaton says that the County Sheriff has done a good job of policing the town without the petty and over-policing of previous inexperienced town police. Some businesses say that customers who quit driving to or through Temple because of the police have been coming back. Keaton points out that a recent burglary in the community was solved in 11 hours and that in the past burglaries were never solved.
The election is April 7.
-Harold Powell
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You forgot to mention that Gloria Mooney is running for Ward 5. She also hangs her hat on cleaning up Temple, helping the elderly, and bringing new business to Temple.
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