Why are you the best candidate for office?
First of all, I was chosen by the people of Greenfield to be their mayor for the past four years. Two years prior I was caucused in when Mayor Pasco passed away while in office. During the past six years this administration has moved the city forward. We have maintained a great fiscal responsibility to the taxpayers. The city is clean and safe. We have strove to bring the quality of life to new heights with trails, more amenities to our parks and being one of the healthiest communities in our state. I previously served as the Governmental Affairs Director for the Heritage Group, representing Milestone Contractors, U.S. Aggregate and Asphalt Materials. I served in the federal government, at the state legislature and in all facets of local government. I feel these qualifications make me the best candidate for mayor of Greenfield.
What is the most pressing issue facing Greenfield?
One of the most pressing issues of our city is to obtain funding for quality-of-life amenities. Finding the funds to have trails, music, exercise facilities, etc., without taking away any of the necessary services we must furnish: police, fire, etc. Providing these needed amenities will bring other issues for us to develop. Daycare and work for development go hand-in-hand as we have quality growth take place in our city.
Communication between Greenfield and Hancock County officials has seemed to decline over the past several months, specifically surrounding discussions on the city-county animal management agency and utility extensions to the new county jail. How do you think the city can better its relationship with the county?
The best way for our city and county to better their relationship will be communication with each other. We currently are setting a meeting to discuss issues and projects that affect both the city and county residents.
The Indiana Department of Transportation in 2020 plans to resurface and redesign State Road 9, and the city will pay for the design and upkeep of the medians. How would your administration ensure the least amount of headaches for drivers as they try to maneuver work zones and busier than normal side streets?
We do want to maintain (the medians) as this will be the front door to our community. We can control what vegetation, trees and flowers are placed in the medians, to ensure the entry into the city has eye appeal. This project will cause certain delays and inconveniences to our residents. If you have driven on this road you are certainly aware of the need for it to be reconstructed and repaved. We have outstanding alternate route infrastructure available for residents to use during the construction. During this construction it might be that we would want to implement the pattern used at Riley Days to help expedite the traffic. We could also implement no truck traffic on some of the arterial roadways. We will have our traffic safety officers and city engineer study ways to help this situation. It will be inconvenient but very necessary.
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Name: Chuck Fewell
Age: 76
Party: Republican
Office sought: Mayor
Occupation: Mayor of Greenfield
Political experience: Mayor of Greenfield for six years; director of government affairs for Heritage Group, Milestone Contractors, U.S. Aggregate and Asphalt Materials
Family: Wife Kristin, four children, seven grandchildren
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