Athens-Clarke mayor looks to capitalize on inexperience
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Posted 4:56PM on Tuesday, January 7, 2003
ATHENS - No one in Athens is sure what to expect of political newcomer Heidi Davison when she's sworn in a mayor of Athens-Clarke County Tuesday. <br>
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The former schoolteacher beat incumbent Doc Eldredge in September as voters embraced her fresh approach to politics. While supporters have praised her idealism, opponents have criticized her inexperience. <br>
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Davison tells the Athens Banner-Herald that she's told people even she doesn't know what kind of mayor she'll be. She says that with any new job ``there's always something there to learn and to grow into.'' <br>
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Voters embraced Davison's message of open government and slowed growth. She says she's not against development but that business interests should not take precedence over the well-being of the community.
