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Howelwill suppocontinued from page 1Aand I’m glad that the raceis over,” Beyer said. “Rightnow, I don’t have any specific plans but to get in there and see what IHowellneed to do.”Beyer doesn’t plan on making any broad-sweeping changes but is interested in helping the town draw in new businesses and work with developers on a new subdivision, The Pointe, on Wall Street. He plans on keeping the town on the same track laid out by the Town Board and mayor. He also intends to be responsive to the needs of residents.“I’m going to treat everybody the same,” hesaid. “I’m going to treat them as fair as I can and do what’s best for thetown.Howell said he plans to support Beyer. Still, Howell has some concerns about how the town is operating. Howell wanted to find ways to cut costs and hire a town administrator. Howell has also been a frequent critic of Evans.“If he puts us forthBeyerbetter than the previous mayor. I’ll support him,” Howell said. “If he doesn’t, J’ll fight him in the next race.”The five members of the Sims Town Board were also re-elected to office Tuesday. Justin Bandy received 71 votes, Bobby Ruffin received 70, Rhonda Payne, 69, Ray Wells, 65, and Dana Hewett, 61.rochelle(a'wilsontimes.coni | 265-7818
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Wed, Nov 04, 2009
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