Alworth Takes Re-Election Victory In Tyler City Council Race
By ROY MAYNARD
Staff Writer
Tyler City Council member Charles Alworth sailed to re-election to a third term Saturday night, as complete but unofficial voting totals showed him winning 83.09 percent to challenger Larry Meckley’s 16.91 percent.
Staff Writer
Tyler City Council member Charles Alworth sailed to re-election to a third term Saturday night, as complete but unofficial voting totals showed him winning 83.09 percent to challenger Larry Meckley’s 16.91 percent.
Alworth won 1,464 votes, to Meckley’s 298 votes.
Alworth, an engineer and attorney, represents District 6.
“It seems the people who voted for Mr. Meckley are the folks who feel the city is going in the wrong direction,” Alworth said early Saturday evening. “But I think the city’s going the right direction. And so do most people in my district, apparently.”
Alworth, an engineer and attorney, represents District 6.
“It seems the people who voted for Mr. Meckley are the folks who feel the city is going in the wrong direction,” Alworth said early Saturday evening. “But I think the city’s going the right direction. And so do most people in my district, apparently.”
Meckley, a retired school teacher who previously ran for mayor, said he wishes Alworth “the best of luck.”
“I just hope he’ll do what’s best for the city,” Meckley said.
“I just hope he’ll do what’s best for the city,” Meckley said.
Alworth says he’s dedicated to putting the Tyler 21 plan into practice.
“I want to see us move forward with Tyler 21,” Alworth says. “I intend to work with the new mayor to make sure we don’t move backward.”
The planning process helped the City Council formulate priorities.
“I want to see us move forward with Tyler 21,” Alworth says. “I intend to work with the new mayor to make sure we don’t move backward.”
The planning process helped the City Council formulate priorities.
“The key issue people said they wanted in Tyler 21 was public safety,” Alworth says. “We know we’re short of fire trucks; I’ve met with the fire department about it. I’m going to see what we can do to have a proper vehicle replacement program for our fire trucks.”
He also pledged to continue to work on traffic issues, and said the timing of traffic lights along Broadway Avenue can be improved.
He also pledged to continue to work on traffic issues, and said the timing of traffic lights along Broadway Avenue can be improved.
“I’m an engineer,” he says. “I know we can make it better.”
Elements of the Tyler 21 plan should be implemented as the budget allows, he added.
Elements of the Tyler 21 plan should be implemented as the budget allows, he added.
“I’m certainly not going to go around voting for tax increases to fund Tyler 21,” Alworth said. “We should fund it as we go, just as we have done. We should budget and plan accordingly.”
He defends the City Council’s recent ban of indoor smoking in public places.
“I’m happy with the smoking ordinance,” Alworth said. “We at the city of Tyler have dealt with the demand for such an ordinance for at least as long as I have been on City Council. I believe government can and should regulate health and safety issues.”
The city should continue to encourage development, he said.
“I don’t want a dying town,” he said. “At the same time, I want to see our developers and residents get along, so we don’t have developers walking all over our residents.”
Alworth holds degrees in electrical engineering and is a licensed engineer. He’s also a patent attorney with a national and international practice. He serves on the boards of the Smith County Bar Association and the East Texas Symphony Association.
He is married, and he and his wife have two children and three grandchildren.
He defends the City Council’s recent ban of indoor smoking in public places.
“I’m happy with the smoking ordinance,” Alworth said. “We at the city of Tyler have dealt with the demand for such an ordinance for at least as long as I have been on City Council. I believe government can and should regulate health and safety issues.”
The city should continue to encourage development, he said.
“I don’t want a dying town,” he said. “At the same time, I want to see our developers and residents get along, so we don’t have developers walking all over our residents.”
Alworth holds degrees in electrical engineering and is a licensed engineer. He’s also a patent attorney with a national and international practice. He serves on the boards of the Smith County Bar Association and the East Texas Symphony Association.
He is married, and he and his wife have two children and three grandchildren.
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