Democratic runoff today for mayor's race
Last Updated on 3/18/2010
Published on 6/21/2009
By Scott Harper
sharper@gtowntimes.com
Rudolph Bradley or Jack Scoville.
Which will be the Democratic nominee for the Georgetown mayor's seat which expires this year?
That is a question that will be answered by city voters who head back to the polls Tuesday in the party's primary runoff, which became necessary when neither man received the required 50-percent of the vote in the four-person race two weeks ago.
In that contest Scoville, a local attorney, barely edged out Bradley, the owner of a taxi service, by only nine votes.
The two men have spent the past two weeks trying to convince the 437 people who voted for current Mayor Lynn Wood Wilson or Council member Peggy Wayne to vote for them.
Scoville, who has been on council since 2006, said he is running because Georgetown needs a mayor "with vision, imagination, and courage to make the hard decisions that will have to be
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He said the new mayor needs to help "grow and attract businesses that will pay better wages. That can only be done through planning, coordination with the County and State, and a business friendly attitude at City Hall."
Bradley, elected in 2003, said one of his priorities will be to work for the betterment of the way government operates.
"Until the governing process is corrected and or improved solving problems or properly serving the public would be like sweeping dust in the wind," he said.
Polling places
The six polling places used for the Democratic Primary runoff are:
n The Georgetown County Library at 405 Cleland St.
n Dreamkeepers Community Cultural Arts Center at 1623 Gilbert St.
n The Beck Administrative and Education Center at 2018 Church St.
n Georgetown Presbyterian Church at 558 Black River Rd.
n Maryville Elementary School at 2125 Poplar St.
n Winyah (National Guard Armory), for Winyah and Pennyroyal precincts.
The Georgetown Times will provide live updates as the votes are counted Tuesday night on our Website, www.gtowntimes.com.
A complete wrap-up will be featured in Wednesday's newspaper.
