Eugene Myrick’s attempt at gaining a seat on Iola council has him more confident this second time around.
“Last time I didn’t get out much,” Myrick said. “This time I am going to knock on doors.”
Myrick said he wants the seat on the council “not only (to help) the citizens in the Third Ward but all of Iola,” by developing better marketing strategies to draw in more businesses.
“We need to market ourselves better to the world,” Myrick said. “We need to put more things on the website.”
Myrick said the new hospital should be marketed.
“Let industries know the city and the county are willing to work on tax incentives. I know there are tax incentives, abatements but if they didn’t know that then how would they know to look at Iola.”
What Myrick would like to see is what southeast Kansas is known for, agriculture businesses.
Also on Myrick’s agenda is solving the ambulance issue between the county and city.
“I want to help the citizens of Iola and Allen County save on taxes,” he said.
Myrick said he’d like to the city and county cooperate in “all aspects of government.”
Most importantly, Myrick said he wants citizens to know that voicing their opinions won’t “fall on deaf ears.”
Myrick, 48, is former military and is semi-retired. He spends his afternoons working with SAFE BASE kids and is a part-time carrier for the Iola Register.
He and his family have been in Iola for 14 years and he said he is involved in teaching and spending time with his grandchildren.
Myrick said he practices the same lessons he teaches his SAFE BASE students, to always have “respect, discipline and honor.”
Myrick pushing for better marketing
