From Deseret News archives:
New mayor willing to serve
Mapleton leader has filled 2 vacant city posts in past year
Twice in the past 11 months, Brady has been appointed to fill the void left by the unexpected departure of an elected official in Mapleton. Last August, he was appointed to finish the remaining two years of a City Council term. Then earlier this month, he was appointed to fill the vacancy left by former Mayor Dean Allan, who resigned July 1 for health reasons.
"I've never really looked at it as politics," Brady said. "I'm not stupid, I know it is, but I had worked in Mapleton city . . . and I just see needs and I try to help where I can help. The city was short a council member, and I was encouraged by people who know me that that that might be a good place to help."
Brady, who worked as a city attorney for Mapleton for a number of years and now has a private legal practice in Provo, said he had been planning to campaign for a spot on the council in the November election but was persuaded to apply for the vacant seat instead.
"It came down to, I think, the final few days and I was concerned that the city didn't have somebody who was stepping forward to take that role," Brady said. "We didn't have an applicant at that time, and I was given a lot of encouragement and arm twisting, so . . . I put my name in to be one of the applicants."
Brady said Mapleton's problems are well known, including water issues particularly the city's secondary irrigation system and land-use issues that require the city to strike a delicate balance between the rights of property owners and the city's ability to keep up with growth.
Both issues have become thorny at times.
"In Mapleton really we don't have party politics, we don't have a lot of division on political lines, we just basically have a lot of needs and different people have different opinions on how to deal with them," Brady said. "My goal is basically to continue to address those needs, first to evaluate and gather information, and then to present options to the council and let them deal with the decision-making process.
"The mayor really isn't the policy setter, and not the one who's going to resolve all the issues, but I can highlight the ones I'm talking about and ask the council to focus on them."
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