Herb Hunter spent four years in the middle of the inner-workings of the city but the past three years were the hard ones.

After being narrowly defeated by current District One City Councilman Ken Dornich, Hunter has been keeping up with the city’s growth from the sidelines.

District One represents the northeast corridor of Greensburg and Hunter wants to be its representative.

“I miss it,” the Republican said. “I think now, with Honda coming, there will be plenty of opportunities to direct our community in a positive way. I think there is a real need for someone with government experience, but a fresh point of view, to step in.”

While a Councilman, Hunter was a member of the Board of Works and served on the Area Plan Commission three times.

Hunter said he felt fortunate to have won his spot the first time, in what he calls a predominantly Democratic district, and has a plan if he’s elected a second time.

“The key now is to focus on positive growth,” he said. “The only way for us to take full advantage of these opportunities is for the city and county to work better together. In some ways, they have been antagonistic in the past. During my term on the Council, the city and county were so independent. I don’t think they’ve fully come together in the past 100 years so the time for that is now.”

Hunter said the debate between the city and Rural Water is a prefect example where a partnership would have been more efficient. When asked if he thought county government should have stepped in to help he said: “Absolutely. In my opinion, this whole thing could have been avoided if the city and county were working more closely together.”

Hunter is the pharmacy manager at the Hansen Center, an out-patient oncology facility, in Batesville. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Greensburg Country Club. He is married to Julia and together they have a seven-year-old daughter Clare.

“This is both an exciting and challenging time for Greensburg,” Hunter said. “We need to call on all of our resources to make sure things turn out best for all of its citizens.”