CD: Mayor Dan Camp looks back on four years of progress

June 6, 2009

Tim Pratt

STARKVILLE — In the minds of some Starkville residents, the last four years in City Hall have been as contentious as any in recent memory.

The Board of Aldermen appeared to split up into factions; Mayor Dan Camp was often seen as a polarizing figure; and tensions at City Hall seemed to rise often.

But in Camp’s mind, the last four years shouldn’t be remembered as a city divided. After all, the Board of Aldermen unanimously passed roughly 90 percent of the policies and ordinances brought to the table, he said.

Instead, Camp sees the last four years as some of the most progressive in city history.

“We got more done in the last four years than we did in the previous 40,” Camp said.

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