The campaign for city offices in South Weber is reflective of the community: quiet.
Mayor
Rex Bouchard, the incumbent, is running for his fourth term. Why?
"Because I've received a lot of support from a lot of people who asked me to run again. After you've been mayor for 12 years and have had good success and a lot of good growth, you get a lot of people who want you to stay."
He says his biggest accomplishment has been to maintain services for a community that has doubled in population since he was first elected.
He said he feels he has the proper management in place to keep up with the demand on services.
Bouchard is concerned about the proposal to turn U.S. Highway 89 into an expressway.
"I'm in favor of that, but I want to watch it carefully because the only commercial property we have is along that highway. If (the expressway project) is done properly, it won't be hard to encourage businesses to locate there."
Verg Glismann - who is currently serving on the City Council - filed for mayor before Bouchard announced his re-election hopes.
"Had I known he was going to run, I might not have filed because he's a pretty strong candidate."
Despite Glismann's high regard for the mayor, for whom he was assistant mayor, he believes it's time for a change.
Having served in South Weber appointed and elected offices since 1977, his first concern is getting a traffic light at the intersection of South Weber Drive and U.S. 89.
He says he is also dedicated to preserving the quality of life enjoyed by residents of South Weber and isn't about to make many sweeping changes or proposals for development.
City Council
Ferrin Calder, a self-employed irrigation contractor, Calder is seeking office to help make the city "a place my kids will want to live in.
"There's no main issue I'm running on," said Calder, who has served the city in landscaping a new park and on the volunteer fire department. "I just want to be a part of the city."
Calder wants a baseball diamond in one of the city's three parks and to get gravel pits to follow guidelines for keeping the dust down.
Hal Hayman, a project manager for a Salt Lake architectural firm, said he is running because "I just got some time on my hands.
"I think the city could use some experience I have dealing with dollars and cents in getting projects accomplished."
Hayman, who designed the new park and has served as a volunteer firefighter, wants to improve traffic safety on Deer Run Drive, where cars frequently speed.
He also would like to unify the suburban segment of the town with the rural population.
Bill Petty, a computer technician for the Standard-Examiner in Ogden, said he's running because he has always been involved and concerned about community affairs.
As part of his efforts to keep South Weber a family-oriented community, he would like to spearhead efforts to build a recreation complex. He said, however, that tax dollars spent on the project should be kept to a minimum.
"We're just a small community that's growing so rapidly that I hate to see it change much."
Bob Rollins is running on a platform of getting citizens more involved in the community.
A software engineer for an aeronautics company, Rollins also teaches gymnastics for the Davis County community education program, which he would like to promote.
"Everyone's pretty aware of the growth issues. My plan is, let's make city government representative of what people want. Let's go out and talk to people and make sure we get their input."