Wells
returns to council job in Nibley, looks forward to running
for mayor
By Kevin Nielsen
MARCH 10, 2005 | NIBLEY -- Talk about
anticipation. Scott Wells' second grandchild could have
been on the way, his wife was waiting to take him out
for his birthday dinner and on top of that the Cache
County Council was deliberating whether or not he would
fill the vacant council spot.
After 20 to 30 minutes the council emerged and announced
Gordon Zilles had been appointed to fill Paul Cook's
vacancy.
Wells, a finalist for the County Council spot, exhaled,
hugged his wife and got up to leave. In the hallway
he shook a couple hands from his supporters and then
he was off to let other things take their course.
A Nibley city councilman, he decided to put his hat
in the ring for the vacancy and last week was voted
to be one of the three finalists. Zilles and Joseph
Chambers were the other two. Now Wells said he looks
forward to running for mayor of Nibley.
Earlier in the meeting when asked of his intentions
if he were appointed to the vacancy Wells said he would
run for re-election in two years and then call it quits
after that term of six years. If Wells wasn't appointed
he said he would run for mayor of Nibley and focus on
that. He said right now it seems like he will run unopposed
this July for mayor. But there's nothing stopping people
from deciding between now and then to run, he added.
While introducing himself to the council for the second
time in a month, Wells focused on the many areas where
he has served. On the Nibley City Council he has been
the councilman in charge of animal control for the past
ten years, he said. For much of that he was also in
charge of snow removal.
"I would wake up at 3 [a.m.] to chase down the stray
dogs and then I would wake up again at 5 to do snow
removal," Wells said.
Wells said he was also put in charge of parks and
recreation for a little before he was moved onto planning
and zoning last year.
The main selling point for the council was Wells'
emphasis on having a vision of Cache Valley 20 years
from now. Part of that conversation involved open space,
an important topic for any County Council member.
"The only way to maintain open space is for the city
to purchase and obtain land for open space and parks,"
Wells said.
Wells also said Nibley has been requiring developers
to leave a certain amount of open space in their subdivisions
or developments for fields or parks.
"Cache Valley is starting to look more and more like
Provo," Wells said. "Not that I don't like Provo but
you don't see a lot of open space in Provo nowadays."
As for the immediate future, Wells said he will look
forward to running for mayor and serving the people
of Nibley.
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