She told the League of Women Voters she plans to boost economic development in Piqua by helping to maintain and strengthen the school system and police force for the safety of the community.
Terry, 66, who retired in 2005 after more than 25 years as an X-ray technician at Upper Valley Medical Center, did not have a statement in the Voters Guide for the North Miami Valley, compiled by the League of Women Voters and published Oct. 15 with the Dayton Daily News.
Terry said that the Miami County Board of Elections had an incorrect address for her.
“I never received their questionnaire,” said Terry, who with her husband Mike have three grown children. “I never got a chance to respond.”
Terry, who’s ending her first four-year term in office, said she’s running on her government experience and knowledge of the town and ward she’s always lived in.
On the northeast side of Piqua, “it’s the smallest ward geographically,” she said. “It’s a residential area that has nice homes and close neighbors.” The ward has a few neighborhood businesses, but is mostly residential, she said.
“Economic development is key to every city, because that’s where we provide jobs to our people and get our tax base,” Terry said.
She said she plans to watch the expenditure of tax money and continue to work on improving the streets, parks and schools. She’s been working with Grow Piqua Now, a group of Piqua business people organized through the Piqua Chamber of Commerce that’s working to retain and expand existing businesses as well as bring in new ones, she said.
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