Terry Willis chosen for Price Council

By Rick Sherman

Terry Willis has been chosen to fill the Price City Council seat that was vacated by Miles Nelson when he accepted the position of City Public Works Director. The selection was made following statements from four candidates, who also responded to questions from council members during the regular Price City Council meeting October 28.
The other applicants were Karl Bentley, Todd Richardson and Kendra Seeley.
Council member Wayne Clausing commented, “All four of you are very qualified to do this. That’s what makes this decision really hard. That being said, whoever doesn’t get picked, please don’t take it personally. It’s just that there’s one position and four people applying for this position.”
After the field was pared down to two, a motion was made by Council member Kathy Hanna-Smith to appoint Willis to fill out the term. The motion was unanimously approved.
Willis says, “I’ve thought about running for city council for a long time- not having the time to do it with family obligations and work. The timing is right now. I really like the community we live in. I find it as an opportunity to give back to the community that has helped me so much from the days I came as a single mom raising two kids, to where I’m at now.”
Terry Willis came to the area in 1980 with her husband, who went to work at the DesBeeDove Mine. When the marriage broke up, she considered returning to the midwest to be near family, but decided to stay because she liked the “community feel” of the Price area.
As a single mom, she struggled at times, and worked at several jobs including positions at the hospital, Children’s Justice Center and Active ReEntry. She was Sports Editor at the Sun Advocate for about nine years and also worked at ETV 10 news.
Willis is active in the community, currently serving a second term as President of the Soroptimists Club. She is a member of the Green Team, the Boys & Girls Club Board, United Way of Eastern Utah Board, Hope Squad, Castle Country Trails Committee, and the Price City Community Progress Committee.
She will fill the four-year term on the city council that expires in 2018. Willis says she hopes to advance a positive image of the city. “Too many times you hear about Price in a negative way, but there are so many positive things here and I want to be that catalyst to make sure that that’s the way we’re known around the state and around the area.”