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Our 2003 Elected Official of the Year

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The 2003 Elected Official of the Year is Mayor Judi Kirkpatrick from Jewett, Texas (population 861). Mayor Kirkpatrick has served her community as a Secretary for the Concord-Robbins Water District and currently as Mayor. Mayor Kirkpatrick has an on-going beautification program wherein she has encouraged many of our property owners to cleanup or improve their property. She has held fundraisers to help defray expenses for new Christmas Decorations for the main thoroughfare through Jewett. She has constructed and planted a town square and has sought the assistance of Nucor Steel to furnish a dual purpose flag pole.

Mayor Judi Kirkpatrick

Jewett, TX (Pop. 861)

Years in this position: 3 Years

Total years in municipal service: 5 Years

Previous municipal positions or titles of nominee: Alderman

Accomplishment of the nominee, which improved the municipality: She has been instrumental in securing two grants for the City –a Wastewater Grant and a Building and Planning Grant

Why she was selected as the National Association of Cities, Elected Official of the Year 2003:

Judi is currently serving her second term as Mayor of the City of Jewett. During her tenure she has been instrumental in securing two grants for the City –a Wastewater Grant and a Building and Planning Grant. In addition, she inherited a Water Grant for an elevated storage tank and water lines improvements. The elevated storage tank has been erected. Water line improvements are just beginning. All should be complete and in operation within the next few months.

Judi is innovative and has a great imagination for ways and means to bring advancements and improvements to our small community. She has an on-going beautification program wherein she has encouraged many of our property owners to cleanup or improve their property. She has held fundraisers to help defray expenses for new Christmas Decorations for the main thoroughfare through Jewett. She has constructed and planted a town square and has sought the assistance of Nucor Steel to furnish a dual purpose flag pole. This pole will be used to carry the United States Flag during most of the year; however, at Christmas it will be the Railroad to be cleaned up and converted to a park where local residents and those passing through Jewett may stop and rest. This property is quite grown up. It is planned to push much of the overgrown brush and some of the trees to provide areas for tables and benches.

Additional information regarding the 2003 Winner

Judi has been a resident of Jewett since the early 1980’s. Her father was in the military, so much of her time as a youth was traveling from location to location. Prior to moving to Texas, she lived in Montana. Her Mother still lives there. Judi is married to David Kirkpatrick and has two children, Scottie and Hillary McIntosh.