Williamson seeks third term as city supervisor

Robin Williamson announced Wednesday she plans to seek a third term on the Carson City Board of Supervisors.

Williamson, 55, represents Ward 1 and is the city's mayor pro tem, the supervisor who sits in for the mayor when he isn't available to run a meeting, for example. She is the first person to make her candidacy for the board known.

"It is an honor to serve on the board and to represent the residents of Carson City. I still have the energy and the enthusiasm to be a champion for our wonderful community," Williamson wrote in a statement detailing her intentions.

"There are so many exciting Carson City projects due for completion in the next four years that I want to continue on the board to be a part of their success," she also noted.

Williamson cites redevelopment as one of the topics in which she has taken a great deal of interest during her years in office. If re-elected, she said she would like to see expansion of the city's redevelopment areas and help guide downtown improvement efforts.

She also seeks to continue her involvement with completion of the freeway and arrival of the re-formed Virginia & Truckee Railway, among other things.

Williamson is chairwoman of the Redevelopment Authority. She also serves on the Carson Water Subconservancy District, Nevada Association of Counties, the Western Nevada Development District, Western Nevada HOME Consortium and is the federal lands liaison.

She also is president of the C Hill Flag Foundation, co-chairwoman of the Athletic Development Committee for Western Nevada Community College and serves on the WNCC Foundation.

Williamson was first elected to office in November 1998, when she ran against two-term supervisor and business owner Greg Smith. She beat him by a 12 percent margin.

Williamson and her husband, Phil, have three daughters and have lived in Carson City since 1990.

The official filing period for candidates seeking Carson City offices begins May 1 and ends May 12. All city candidates must file declaration papers and pay a fee for placement of their names on the ballot. The primary election will be Aug. 15. If needed, there will be a runoff election on Nov. 7, according to the elections office.

The other supervisor seat up for grabs this year is that occupied by Supervisor Pete Livermore, who represents Ward 3. He, too, would be seeking a third term if he opts to run again.

-- Contact reporter Terri Harber at tharber @nevadaappeal.com or 882-2111, ext. 215.