Statement from Michael Garvin, who is running for

another term as mayor of Guyton:

As I have been mayor for the city of Guyton for 10
years, I have plenty of experience in this occupation,
so I know how to run the city both efficiently and
effectively, while always keeping my fellow citizens,
as well as their desires and necessities, of the
upmost importance.
I know the dos and donts of this job and I can use
this prior knowledge to run the city of Guyton in the
best way I can. I do have this advantage, which I
believe voters should keep in mind, over my fellow
candidate.
I have accomplished many things and made a lot of
progress for the city in the past decade. For
example, I took part in establishing a more proficient
city government.
Though I have done many things for this great city,
there is still so much that should be done to
progress the city further and I would try my hardest
to see that these things are executed if I served
another term as mayor.

More information from challenger Jeff Lariscy:

While I have the utmost respect for Mr. Garvin and
his record of service to the city, I feel I offer some
fresh perspectives, skills and training that will benefit
the city if applied to the office of mayor, Lariscy
said.
As information technology and media coordinator
with the Effingham County school district, I oversee
a budget in excess of $1 million annually and work
with both administrators and technicians to provide
technology resources and media to teachers and
students on the largest network in the county. In
working in this capacity, I have gained valuable
experience in project management and
infrastructure issues.
As a member of Civil Air Patrol (CAP), I have
pursued training as a public affairs officer, public
information officer and search and rescue including
FEMA courses on incident management. This
training is extremely helpful in support and
understanding of our public safety departments.
Working through additional training to achieve the

grade of captain and serve as commander of

Effingham Cadet Squadron, I have helped provide a
great program for our youth; our youth are the most
important consideration and should be afforded
opportunities to succeed and grow in a safe
environment.
Integrity, volunteer service, excellence and respect
are the core values we teach cadets in CAP; these
are also the core values that will drive my campaign
and service to the citizens of Guyton.