Fairhope, Ala. – Mayor Sherry Sullivan recently announced her re-election campaign to serve the City of Fairhope for another term.

“When I decided to run for mayor in 2020, I made a commitment to restore respect and civility to our city government, create a stable work environment for the employees and focus on growth and infrastructure, and I feel that we are making Fairhope better than ever,” Sullivan said. “With all of our great City employees and with a solid City Council, the past five years have shown that we can make a positive difference. It takes all of us working together to make things work well, and I want to continue to be the leader of that team by serving as your mayor for the next four years.”

 Sullivan said she is proud of many accomplishments and initiatives that have been undertaken during her first term, including:

• More than $60 million in infrastructure investments and improvements to maintain and improve quality of life for Fairhope residents, including drainage projects, traffic improvements, electric substation upgrades, replacing outdated cast-iron lines in the City’s gas system, underground electric projects, sewage lift station upgrades, and new water wells and lines.

• Worked with City Staff and the City Council to put moratoriums and ordinances in place to help control the City’s growth.

• Led efforts to develop an updated Comprehensive Plan for the City in order to better predict, plan and shape future growth and development.

• Invested more than $5 million in retaining and recruiting high-quality City employees to help make certain that Fairhope maintains the quality of services and aesthetic that people have come to know and love.

• Adding new recreational opportunities across the City for all of Fairhope’s citizens, including four new baseball fields, a new track, new restroom facilities, new pickleball courts, Quail Creek Golf Course updates, and future expansions and upgrades to the Mike Ford Tennis Center and the Barnwell Football Complex.

• Increased amount of funds in the City’s Rainy-Day fund by $3 million while keeping the City’s debt limits and obligations low.

Improving and enhancing public safety has also been a high priority for Mayor Sullivan during her inaugural term and she said she will continue to make the health and welfare of Fairhope’s citizens a top priority in her next term.

 “In the last five years, we have opened a temporary police precinct on Highway 98 and will start a permanent facility next year,” Sullivan said. “We have new fire trucks that will be added to our fleet next year and have already located and secured land for a much-needed new fire station on Highway 181. Public safety is the most important part of what government should do, and I am proud of our Police Department and our Fire Department for how they serve and protect our wonderful City.”

Sullivan said she was also proud of several quality-of-life projects for the City, including Arts Alley and Gaston Plaza.

 “While upgrading our infrastructure is probably the most important upgrading we can do for the future of Fairhope, projects that center around our culture and the character of the City of Fairhope matter greatly, too,” Sullivan said. “That is why I am excited that we will officially open the first phase of the Flying Creek Nature Preserve and John Martin Nature Center and break ground on our renovation of the historic K-1 Center property this summer, and we will also do the dedication of the newly revamped Pier Park and Rose Garden area later this year – these are all places that have made and continue to make Fairhope the beautiful, special City it is and I am glad to have made these upgrades a priority.”

 Sullivan said that even with all the accomplishments made in her first term, she knows that there is still more to be done for the City of Fairhope.

 “There is still work to do – we still have water wells and tanks to build, more cast iron to replace and more recreation facilities to construct,” Sullivan said. “And I think people will agree that four more years will only make Fairhope even better than it is today. I ran to make a difference and to leave my hometown and OUR HOME better than I found it, and I know we are doing just that.”