Moyer is running unopposed for the seat
From Moyer for Trustee,
My name is Todd Moyer, and I am running for Wellsville Village Trustee because I believe our village has enormous potential and that local government should be focused on helping residents, families, and businesses build a future here. I want to see Wellsville create more opportunities for people and businesses to come into the village, invest here, and stay here. That means looking seriously at economic development, infrastructure, housing, the way we handle permits and processes, and the barriers that may make it harder than necessary for good ideas to move forward.
I also believe residents deserve a village government that is accessible, transparent, financially responsible, and willing to explain how and why decisions are made. A trustee is one member of a board, not someone with a magic button who can change everything alone. What I can do is come prepared, ask questions, listen to residents and other board members, examine the information in front of us, and work toward solutions that produce measurable results. I want decisions to be based on what will help Wellsville succeed, not simply on who proposed an idea or which political party someone supports.
One of the areas I want to focus on is making Wellsville a place where businesses have a reason to open, expand, and remain. That does not mean approving every proposal or eliminating necessary safeguards. It means looking at our processes and asking whether they are clear, efficient, and serving the purpose they were created to serve. Where something can be streamlined without sacrificing responsibility, I believe it should be considered. The same applies to opportunities for residents who want to invest in property, improve housing, or contribute something new to the community.
Responsible government also means paying attention to how village resources are used. Every decision involving public money should have a purpose, and the board should be willing to ask what residents are receiving in return. I want to look at the numbers, understand the reasoning behind expenditures, ask what alternatives exist, and consider whether a decision is producing the result the village expected. Not every investment will produce an immediate return, but residents should be able to understand what the village is trying to accomplish and how success will be measured.
Transparency is part of that responsibility. Residents should not have to work unnecessarily hard to understand what their local government is doing. I support clear communication, timely access to public information, and making it easier for residents to follow the decisions being made on their behalf. People will not always agree with a decision, but they should be able to understand the process that led to it and know that their concerns can be heard.
I also do not believe serving on the board means arriving with every answer already decided. Listening matters. There will be residents, business owners, organizations, employees, and other officials who know things I do not know or who see a problem from a different angle. I am willing to hear those perspectives. Asking questions is not a weakness; it is part of making an informed decision. When there are competing approaches to a problem, I want to understand the advantages, disadvantages, costs, and consequences before deciding what makes the most sense for Wellsville.
Just because I may support a different party than you, or I may have a different approach to solving a problem, does not mean that I am closed-minded to different ideas or methods of finding a better solution. Village issues affect all of us. I want to be able to work with people who disagree with me when we share the goal of improving the community. A good idea does not stop being a good idea because of the person or party it came from.
My reasons for running are ultimately local and personal. I want to help improve the community we live in, not simply for my own sake, but for the children growing up here and the people who will inherit the decisions we make now. They deserve the best village we can reasonably offer them: a community with opportunity, functioning infrastructure, responsible leadership, and reasons to believe they can build a life here.
I do not claim to have all of the answers, and I certainly do not have a magical fix-it button. What I can say is that I will do the work, ask the questions I need to ask, listen to the people affected by the decisions before us, and keep looking for workable answers. If given the opportunity to serve as your Village Trustee, I will do as much as I possibly can to help make Wellsville the best community we can offer to the generations growing up here.
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