Robbie Coblentz
Starkville-Now.com
Dan Camp has served this city as a community developer, a member of the Starkville School District Board of Education and mayor.
Camp’s vision that drives the Cotton District has rightly garnered national attention and acclaim.
His administration has had some high points. Sweep accounts, the smoking ban and the $3 million bond issue for infrastructure improvements are a few of several accomplishments. At times, he has governed effectively for the betterment of the city.
Camp also took an issue he was passionate about- the proposed bypass location of the police station- and rode it into City Hall. Anyone who walks into the public eye to run for office deserves respect, including Camp.
Asphalt and vetoes of Planning and Zoning commissioners will not be remembered as his term fades from memory. It is his failure to build the one structure that led him into public office that will stand out over the years.
At the end of the day, a brilliant and driven man was unable to transition from the private to public sector in time to build what could have been a long-lasting monument to his leadership. Hopefully, his successors will take note and learn from his mistake.
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