Tifton Mayor Julie Smith seeks third term

The ballot drop off location will be located at 225 North Tift Avenue.

TIFTON, Ga. – Mayor Julie Smith looks to run for her third consecutive term as mayor of Tifton and tells me she has big plans for the future.

“Tifton’s just in my heart and in my soul and I used to be Tifton’s Main Street Director and that’s where I found that the love of this community is in my DNA,” said Major Smith.

Mayor Smith tells me urban community development is one of her top priorities.

“Continuing to improve our urban redevelopment area, neighborhoods that are south of Highway 82 that really need our help and attention, it’s very important to me and our entire council,” said Major Smith.

Community is what keeps Tifton strong in Smith’s eyes.

“I think the future of Tifton is wide open and the sky’s the limit we have such a compassionate community, and there very passionate about how things are handled and done,” said Major Smith.

And, with that compassion comes expectations…

“The city is in a good financial position as far as an organization, we’ve embraced equity and inclusion to make sure our organization looks like the community,” said Major Smith.

The ballot drop off location will be located at 225 North Tift Avenue.

Cameron Sanders reporting.

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