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Brianna Harmon is a consultant who wants to will bring a North Mount Pleasant voice to council. Part of her platform includes expanding the town’s Recreation Department by offering more classes and sports for children, teenagers and adults, as well as building a second senior center in the northern part of town. Persistent flooding in portions of Mount Pleasant is also a concern for Harmon, who believes the town should be proactive in addressing the issue by conducting more robust impact studies before building. John Iacofano (incumbent) was first elected to town council in 2021. Iacofano has been increasingly vocal in recent months regarding pay raises for town fire and police employees and improving retention rates in the town’s public safety departments. Iacofano is against the Road to Compromise for Highway 41, and is in favor of changing the council configuration from eight at-large members to district representatives. Perry Rourk previously served on the town’s Recreation Advisory Commission. The Mount Pleasant native is campaigning to improve core services, like police and fire, public works, transportation and recreation. To do so, Rourk’s platform includes regularly adjusting town wages to stay competitive with nearby municipalities. Rourk is also against the county’s Highway 41 expansion as it is currently designed. He has suggested alternative improvements to ease traffic in place of the Laurel Hill Parkway, including adding more turn lanes on Bessemer Road. Craig Russack is a former detective from New York. One of Russack’s priorities is ensuring competitive compensation for first responders. He agrees with council’s recent decision to raise fire and police pay, but believes salary discussions should take place more frequently and as part of regular budget reviews each year. Russack also supports protecting and preserving more green space in Mount Pleasant and is against the Road to Compromise plan for Highway 41.
