CRESTVIEW — Resident Bill Cox, a familiar face at City Council and other municipal meetings and workshops, has qualified to run for the Group 2 at-large seat on the council.
The seat’s current occupant, Councilman Tom Gordon, qualified earlier this summer to run for mayor.
Cox has been a strong proponent of widening P.J. Adams Parkway and completing the P.J. Adams-Antioch Road corridor to alleviate traffic in the heavily populated southwest section of the city.
City and county officials have expressed admiration for Cox’s grasp of the complexities of municipal government and his quiet, polite yet persistent pursuit of public services improvements.
Most recently city Parks and Recreation workers initiated refurbishments at Countryview Park following Cox’s documentation of problem areas and presentation to the City Council.
Cox and his wife, Debbie, have four children, and are members of the Audubon Society’s Choctawhatchee chapter and the National Wildlife Federation. He is district sales manager for Dietz Supply Company.
Cox is a U.S. Marine Corps Reserve veteran, and majored in industrial management at the University of Cincinnati. He sits on the Crestview Board of Adjustment. Cox’s March 2013 run for the council Precinct 2 seat was unsuccessful.
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This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Countryview resident qualifies for City Council run