Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones announced Wednesday evening, his intention to run as a Republican in June, for a seat on the Cass County Board of Supervisors in District 1. That seat is currently held by Duane McFadden, who announced in February that he would not be running for re-election after 12 years on the Board.

Jones said he’s spoken with McFadden since last year about running for the seat, and since “The Council’s in pretty good shape…the City’s in pretty good shape, so maybe {it’s time to] move up a little bit on the ladder of the political scene.”

Jones said infrastructure and economic development are his primary focus. He says the people he’s spoken with tell him the County roads infrastructure is their main concern. They’ve mentioned the base is gone from many of the gravel roads, especially north and west of town.

Dave Jones

Jones was elected to the City Council At Large in 1996,and later was elected Mayor.
He says his goal has been and will continue to be to never say “I will cut taxes, because I don’t want to lie to the public.” He says his philosophy is to manage tax money like a business…make the tax base grow…you don’t have to worry about raising taxes.”

He’ll be running for the District 1 seat against Atlantic Police Chief Steve Green, who is also a Republican, in the June Primary. The other seat up for grabs in November is in District 4, which is currently held by Chuck Rieken, of Griswold. Rieken has also announced he will not be running for re-election. No one has presently filed to run for that seat.