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Don Quarles selected to city council

By Sarah Shurge “I’m here for them. I want to
After Mayor Pro Tempore Tom make sure that their voices are
Porter resigned from his seat on City heard”, said Quarles. “It's important
Council, the council needed a new for residents to get involved. Without
member. On Tuesday, July 17th, residents, we can't have a city. It
Don Quarles was voted in. Quarles takes a village. It takes everybody in
was officially sworn in after the coun- the city to be involved with each
cil meeting and then ceremonially other, to have harmony, and to make
sworn in on Tuesday, August 1st. a city a great city.”
“When Tom resigned, I started Quarles has been a logistics man-
thinking about going on council. ager at PADNOS for 10 years, a mem-
With all the changes going on, I ber of the Wayne Masonic Lodge 112
thought this is where I needed to be,” for 20 years, an amateur radio oper-
said Quarles. ator for 20 years, and a DJ since he
Quarles is a long-standing resi- Roy Watts swears in Councilman Donald Quarles. Photo by Lisa Nocerini was 13 years old.
dent of Wayne with a love to serve, a city events, and more. peace, and harmony is a vital part in As a hobby, he is a paranormal in-
passion for the city, and a desire to “I’ve been living in Wayne for 28 life,” said Quarles. “It starts with re- vestigator on The Ghost Whisperer’s
move things forward. years. I’ve seen it grow. We are on the spect. We, as a council, have to re- team for four years. He has been
“I absolutely love our city. I can’t right path,” said Quarles. “We are spect each other's voices and married to his wife for 25 years, they
say it enough, we have a great city,” one of the up-and-coming cities. opinions. We all have different opin- have five children, and 11 grandchil-
said Quarles at the council meeting. We’re growing. We have to grow and ions and that’s what makes us a dren.
Quarles has been involved with be progressive. We need to think out- great city. We can agree to disagree “My big thing is, at the end of this
the City of Wayne for years, including side of the box but we have to hold and still move forward to make term, I want our residents to think
being a Wayne County Sheriff Re- on to our roots. Our roots are what choices that’s best for our residents ‘this is a good guy.’ I did what I said
serve Officer for 14 years, being on made our city such an awesome city.” and city.” I was going to do and I listened,” said
the City Planning Commission for Quarles is stepping into his role Members of the city council are Quarles. “I hope that I am even a
five years and the Zoning Board for with a specific goal in mind already. required to make difficult decisions, quarter of the councilman that
six years, volunteering with the “Bringing unity to our city. I don't but Quarles wants the people of Porter was. If I am that, I’ve achieved
parks clean-ups, attending all of the feel we’re all divided, but unity, Wayne to feel involved too. my goal.”

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