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Will Ragsdale

Office you seek: Town Council, Town of Jamestown

Occupation: Co-owner of Mitre Agency, a brand design company

Age: 43

Education: bachelor’s of arts in communications from High Point University and a master’s of business administration from the Babcock Graduate School of Management, Wake Forest University
Address: 411 E. Main St., Jamestown

Email address: willr@mitreagency.com

Previous elective experience: Ran as a write-in candidate during the last election.

Other relevant experience: member of the Ragsdale High School building advisory team, member of the Jamestown parks and recreation committee, member of the Jamestown pedestrian steering committee, president of Jamestown Swing, member of the Jamestown United Methodist Church’s finance committee

Why have you chosen to run for this office? I am running for the position because I want to serve my town.

Key qualifications you would bring to the job: Strong business acumen, passion for the success and welfare of the town, energetic and enthusiastic.

Family: Wife, Mary, and four daughters

What distinguishes you most from your opponents? I come from a legacy of serving the town.

Please list the top three issues in Jamestown and your stances on those issues:

1. Identity: Jamestown has a unique opportunity to distinguish itself through a clear identity and singular voice.
2. Business: Jamestown needs to encourage business development. This is where the identity is very important.
3. Development: Jamestown needs to get a better understanding of the needs of the citizenry and then we need to attract businesses that offer the services that our town’s people need and will support.

If you were to give Jamestown a letter grade on its effectiveness in managing growth, what would it be? B

What vote or decision of the current council would you overturn? Why do you disagree with the decision? No specific issue or vote comes to mind.