Me, my wife, Dr. Amanda Poole, Griffin, and Zuzu.

Greetings voters,
My name is Gerald Smith. I am asking you to support me for Indiana Borough Council to represent the 2nd Ward.

I believe right now is an exciting time for our community, and I am excited to help make sure Indiana, PA continues to be a great place to live. Here's my vision on how to get there:

Embrace and expand Borough and community assets

I plan to promote and develop Indiana's reputation as a local and regional destination by building on our assets. These assets include our "small town attractions" like our Free Library, our Jimmy Stewart legacy, and the Wonderful Life events. They also include our farmers market, a vibrant downtown, a diverse array of arts and entertainment and of course the most active night life in the region.

Encourage local investment

I'd like to encourage a buy local campaign, so that people in the borough can invest right here in our own communities. We should be supporting local farmers, craftspeople, small businesses and contractors. Borough residents want to shop local; we should make it easy for them!

Build infrastructure for development

We need to improve the physical infrastructure of the borough, such as our storm water management system, as well as continuing the streetscape improvement projects. In addition, the borough should be actively pursuing opportunities to pull together large stakeholders in our community for collaborative projects. This means building regular lines of communication between decision makers at the borough, IUP, the school district, major regional employers like IRMC and industry, and business groups like Downtown Indiana.

Attract and retain professional leadership

If Indiana is serious about developing into a regional destination then one of our smartest investments is in professional staff to help lead this community into the 21st century.

I'd love to hear from you! Drop me an email through this link here, give me a call at home, or stop me in the street.