Burton Slogan Contest Gets Under Way

Burton slogan contest gets under way

BY AMANDA DURISH
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 adurish@mihomepaper.com

BURTON — Burton’s Public Access Committee is asking that you stop and consider your city for a moment.

They’re turning to residents for a city slogan and are asking residents to encapsulate the city in a few words or a sentence.

“Right now, our slogan is ‘Burtucky.’ We need to unify the city somehow,” said Councilman Danny Wells.

Council members and The Burton View are launching the Burton slogan contest today.

Residents with a slogan idea can send their entries to burtonslogan@mihomepaper.com. Along with the slogan, individuals should include their full name, address and phone number. Only entries from residents of Burton will be accepted and anonymous entries will not be considered. Elected Burton officials and employees of The View are banned from submitting.

“What we’re looking to do is engage the Burton resi- dents,” said Councilman Vaughn Smith.

The winning slogan’s author will have their picture and winning selection highlighted in The Burton View and their slogan will be featured on the homepage of Burton’s new website on Nov. 1. Submissions will be accepted until Oct. 15.

The winner will also receive gift cards and services donated by local Burton businesses.

A judging panel consisting of seven or eight people representing each of Burton’s service groups will judge submissions anonymously in categories of best overall, funniest and honorable mentions.

The new Burton website has a revised launch date attached to it, coinciding with the reveal of the winning slogan on Nov. 1.

Burton resident and webpage builder Brad Johnson is designing his first municipality website. Members of the Public Access Committee are reportedly pleased that a Burton resident will handle the particulars of the web design.

“We are legislating in a vacuum during very difficult times,” said Smith, who thinks that the website will better help the city communicate their economic hardships to residents. “We don’t have the money to solve the problems.”

The website and new venue of communication with residents could potentially come before the city gets their ailing voicemail system back on line.

Residents wishing to be notified of city happenings can sign up for an e-mail newsletter.

“We have to create a culture of communication; we’re trying to put a communications center together at the City of Burton,” stated Wells, adding “My goal is to bring full transparency to the city.”

“It’s scary as an elected official. We need to have people watching us,” commented Smith.