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Lane Hill moved to town two years ago and renovated a building on Main Street, which will be used to offer shows, events, and art classes to the community, and to bring workshop tourism to Main Street. She is chair of the Friends of the Fairgrounds committee and is very interested in helping revitalize the Main Street corridor.

Hill said she applauds the work of the council, mayor, and city manager and would love to work with them in the coming year.

"This has been a tough year and they have done a great job handling many emotional and difficult decisions," she said.

Hill said her history of entrepreneurship, experience consulting for larger manufacturing companies throughout the country, and her career as an art educator in both private and public settings have taught her how to be a very effective problem solver.

Hill would like to help bring new business to town, through revitalizing the Main Street corridor, to help with funding issues faced by the city.

"New businesses and increased tourism are a key to the fiscal health of the town and there are a number of unique issues making that development difficult. I have a background in business to help find a path to solving these issues," she said.

Hill said she would also encourage public engagement in the town's growth.

"Even though it has been a tumultuous year at the council, it has been an engaging one. The more the public is heard, the better representative government works," she said.