Pamela Smith-Wright on Friday filed to once again run for city commissioner after one full term off. She said she is ready to be back in the seat and potentially bring some diversity back to the city commission.
“With our city having diversity, I think our city government should represent at least some of that diversity,” Smith-Wright said.
While she said she does not have a problem with any of the current commissioners, she said it is important that the board reflects the city it serves.
“I think that if we all were alike then we would all think alike. Diversity brings about different thoughts, different ideas, and that’s what I think a healthy community needs,” Smith-Wright said.
Along with diversity, she plans to bring the city closer together, something she felt she did well during her previous terms as a commissioner.
One platform she hopes to bring to the city is to find a way to encourage businesses to relocate to the west side of town, along with expanding the cleanliness of downtown beyond what it is currently.
“Abandoned houses and all those things need to be looked at, to see what we could do. The could even be renovated or torn down so that neighborhoods don’t look bad,” Smith-Wright said.
While she thinks Owensboro has progressed in recent years, she is hopeful to be able to serve again and build on where she left off.
“I think that Owensboro has come a long way in the 10 years that I was a city commissioner,” Smith-Wright said. “I think it had to do with forward thinking.”
