By Crystal McGough
Pinson Mayor Hoyt Sanders announced today that he intends to run for re-election in August.
“We began 8 years ago $9,000 in debt from the incorporation expense in a borrowed building for City Hall,” he said. “To date, we have over 1 million in cash, over 1 million in assets, and…we have approximately 12 months of reserve cash on hand.”
Sanders said that the city has made many improvements, including being the first city in Alabama to be exempted from the Department of Justice voting oversight, which releases Pinson from an obligation to submit complex annexation reports to the Department of Justice each year. This will save the city approximately $10,000 to $15,000 a year, he said.
Pinson is also the first city in Alabama to receive an exemption permit for a traffic signal at Pinson Valley High School.
“We have acquired the Pinson Valley Youth Association and the Palmerdale Homestead Community Center and have made multiple improvements to each facility,” Sanders said. “We opened the first Pinson Public Library in October of 2011
. We have purchased land for what will become the first Pinson Recreational Park. We continue to grow, our future is bright, and I hope to continue bringing more projects to fruition.”
Sanders will not run for the position unopposed. Pinson resident Phil Sims announced his candidacy for mayor last month.
The Pinson Municipal Election is Aug. 28. Pinson citizens will be able to vote at Pinson United Methodist Church.
