Since I became mayor, we’ve opened a new library, retail shopping centers and recreation facilities. We’ve also defined how we will make Morgan Hill an environmental leader, added police officers, produced balanced budgets and modernized Depot Street.

We’re proud of these accomplishments, but there is more to do. We need to beautify and enliven downtown, continue to enhance public safety, secure open space, prevent flooding, complete Butterfield Boulevard, open a one-stop center for permits, and become a “greener” community.

I seek reelection so I can continue to lead Morgan Hill, improving our already outstanding quality of life. The community expects their mayor to be open, accessible, respectful and accountable. I will maintain these attributes with enthusiasm and principled integrity.

More than 70% of residents recently surveyed approve of Morgan Hill’s direction. With your support and my leadership, Morgan Hill will maintain both its positive momentum and its ambience.

Experience counts; count on Steve Tate for mayor.