Zig Ziglar Endorses Eric
Hogue
"I believe Eric Hogue can
and will bring a motivated and positive attitude into the office of the Mayor in
Wylie, Texas. He is a strong Christian family man with a deep abiding faith in
God and country. I encourage the citizens of Wylie to vote for my friend, Eric
Hogue!"
Zig
Ziglar, author and motivational speaker.
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Over the last several years, we have seen phenomenal growth in
Wylie, Texas. When my family and I moved here 17 years ago, we had only 7,500 citizens in the
entire town, today Wylie boasts a population of nearly 40,000 people. I believe
it's our quality of life that has made us the premier place to live in North Texas,
and the eighth fastest growing city in the nation.
During my time as
your City Council representative, I worked hard to maintain and increase that quality of life.
Like many of you, I want
to keep that "hometown" feel within our community; while at the same time,
taking advantage of all the benefits of being a city within the DFW Metroplex.
For over seven years, I worked with our city staff, my fellow citizens and
fellow council members to bring in businesses like Wal-Mart, Home Depot,
Chili’s, Dickey’s BBQ and AutoZone within Wylie's city limits. I know going
forward, we need to continue to promote and bring in new
retail and commercial businesses for the
benefit of our citizens, and to aide in reducing our high property taxes. I
believe that we need leadership that can work with our staff, as well as our county, state
and federal officials to help bring new businesses and attention to to the city
of Wylie, Texas.
After much thought and prayer, I have decided to run for Mayor
of Wylie and I am asking for your support.
Last year, I stepped down
from my council seat in order to prepare to serve as your mayor. I consciously
chose to do this, in order to not create a special-called election that would
cost the tax payers more money. During my year off the council, I have spoken
with friends and fellow citizens about their concerns and desires for our city as
we move forward. I believe great things are ahead of us as we build our
community's future, I call it, The Promise of Wylie.
While there is much to be proud of,
there is even more we can do. During the next three years, I want to work to
make sure we see the completion of all our bond projects including, the
improvement to our roads. We must have better roads to improve the traffic flow
within our city. We also need to see the completion of our new public library, fire
station, recreation center and city hall.
Second, we must responsibly manage
the inevitable growth yet to come in our city. We must make sure that we have the necessary
infrastructure to meet the needs of those who currently live here; and those who
will move into Wylie, Texas and make it their new home.
Third, we need to be promoting our city at the county, state and federal levels of our government
more actively. We
are the eighth fastest growing city in the nation, we need to use a little of
that political muscle to promote and grow our city in a positive way.
Responsible leadership means having
a well thought out plan and not empty ideas without an understanding of its
results. Between now and
election day, I will continue to discuss with you my ideas for our future. We can
accomplish great things for the improvement of our community. I commit to you
that I will always balance our needs with the idea that it
is your money we are spending.
Together, with hard work, we can
increase the quality of life and to continue to make Wylie the premiere
place to live in North Texas.
I care about our
community, and I hope you will join me in building The Promise of Wylie.
I encourage you to exercise your right to vote on May 10, 2008 and ask that you
please consider me as the next
Mayor of Wylie, Texas!
For the promise of Wylie,
Eric Hogue
