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Ochsenhirt's accomplishments on city council...

Nathan Ochsenhirt ran an unsuccessful campaign for city council in the fall of 2007. The citizens did not elect him for office but because of the council seat vacancy created by Heather Jackson becoming mayor, he was appointed a councilman anyway. I looked to see what accomplishments he has had during his past 2 years on the council and it seems that he wants to take credit for the same things as everyone else on the council; parks, roads and sewer plant improvements. I am interested to know what parks, aside from the park he finagled from the city to put in his neighborhood, that he drove . Improvements in roads have been a steady checklist of Chris Trusty, the city engineer, determining which roads are in the worst condition and having them systematically fixed. Sewer plant improvements, really Nate, you were a “driving force” in this? According to the 2008-2009 budget, there was $9.1 million allocated for the Sewer Treatment Plant which was deferred from the 2007-2008 budget. So how were you a driving force for something that had started before you were even on the council? Nate’s involvement while on city council has been minimal. I will take an active role in working with residents of Eagle Mountain to ensure our needs are heard and met. I believe there are two parts of a city’s accomplishments, one, those things the city staff is expected to complete and two, the agenda items from the city council that represent the wants and needs of the citizens.