UNOPPOSED BUT NOT UNCHALLENGED

November 2007
 

In the recent Novi City election I ran for Mayor unopposed. While I am humbled daily by the responsibility invested in me by the people of Novi I was particularly honored by the overwhelming support I have received in the past two years as Mayor and the results of the recent election. However, while I ran unopposed I am keenly aware of the expectations of the people of Novi and I take the fact that I ran unopposed as a challenge from the voters.

For the past several years the City of Novi has been consistently moving forward. We are anything but static. We have worked very hard to continually improve our roads, our public safety, our water and sewer systems and our administrative services. There is a positive attitude at City Hall adopted by all city employees and as a result Novi is progressing despite the economy. We have development while much of the rest of the state has experienced decline. Our City services and our school system continue to improve annually.

This is what the voters expect – continual effort at improvement. We will not progress out of this economy unless we challenge ourselves and our processes daily. This is what the voters expect and this is how I interpret the recent election.

I am keenly aware that while I was unopposed I was not and am not unchallenged.

Mayor David B Landry