5/4/13 - A Brighton City Councilwoman has announced that she will not run for re-election but says the future looks good for the community. Claudia Roblee says she has a number of new opportunities in her personal life that she wants to develop and needs the time to be able to do so. She says she learned a lot during her time but also believes that having the same people on Council or any level of government year after year can lead to stale thinking and feels making room for new blood and thinking is essential. Some of Robleeâs achievements include spearheading the drive to institute the four-point economic development approach of the Michigan Main Street Program. She also brought forward the Michigan Municipal Leagues Center for 21st Century Community Program and helped pave the way for a Volunteer Committee for the care of the Imagination Station. According to Roblee though her biggest achievement was âEnvision Brightonâ in which a visioning session was held to find out what stakeholders saw as the future for the downtown. She says current processes and boards have kept the city strong in her opinion and are the means for continued growth. Roblee has served on Council for six years now and was appointed to fill the seat of Cathy Jones in February of 2007. She then ran and won the seat in November of that year and again in 2011. Her full statement that was issued can be viewed below. (JM)
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