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Show Purdy files for commission seat Stating the need for a commission commis-sion that "governs instead of grumbles,' Gerald Purdy, the former mayor of Kaysville and chairman of the Davis County Council of Governments, has announced an-nounced his candidacy for the Republication Party nomination to the four-year "B" seat on the Davis County Commission. "Davis County is receiving a black eye due to the disharmony among members of the commission," commis-sion," says Purdy. "As a former coach, I know something about effective teamwork. Leadership doesn't mean we all agree on a given issue, but it does mean we're pointed towards the same goal. Challenges are not solved by internal inter-nal bickering. Purdy said the major challenges in Davis County revolve around its rapid population growth. "The county has grown from only 20,000 in 1940 to an estimated 205,000 today," he said, "and in the next five years we're expecting an additional 80,000 residents. As mayor of Kaysville, he said, the city "lived within its budget and yet was able to enhance services and deal with rapid population growth." A veteran educator, Purdy spent 35 years as a teacher, athletic coach r x 1- S 7 Y J L : " ' 1 W : : , ., .3 iY GERALD PURDY and assistant principal, and was elected in 1989 as president of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. He is retiring this spring as assistant principal at Davis High School. He also has served two terms as Kaysville's mayor, three terms on the Kaysville City Council, as a member of the Utah Governor's Advisory Council on Community Affairs and Sen. Orrin Hatch's Task Force, and is a former president of the Kaysville Rotary Club. Purdy is also a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. |