Jewell

GRANITE — Three out of 30 residents have registered to run the town of Granite this time around, with zero people interested in being on City Council.

In a registered ghost town, campaigning might be intimate affair. But that doesn’t mean the stakes are low.

The candidates who responded to the newspaper’s questionnaires are looking to shape up the former mining town they call home, and if you’re one of the other 27, they’d like your support.

David Mosteit is also registered to run in the race but had not responded to our attempts to reach him by press time.

NAME: Sandra Smith

AGE: 78

OCCUPATION: Retired

CANDIDATE STATEMENT: I was mayor from 2015-2016, also city recorder and treasurer for four years. I was on city council for seven years.

I have lived in Granite for 20 years. If appointed mayor in Granite, I will not be an absentee mayor. I was known through this time as The Back Bone of the City.

NAME: Dorothy Jewell

AGE: 60

OCCUPATION: Retired

CANDIDATE STATEMENT: Goals are harder to obtain and issues can be challenging to solve due to Granite’s smaller size and remote location. I would like to inventory and connect with our local resources more effectively as well as review grants that can accommodate rural communities such as ours.

Residents have not lately had a city office in Granite. Therefore, records, bill paying and other inquiries have been challenging to accomplish. I would like to again provide the community with an office in which business can be conducted successfully and in a timely manner.

The community of Granite has had its share of fractions and discontent. I would like the residents to again realize the importance of each individual in making Granite a thriving community. By bringing a voice back to its people I feel that, together, this can be accomplished.