In every season of challenge, there is an invitation to renewal. Today, we stand at such a moment—a time to reclaim our voice, not with anger or bitterness, but with purpose, with hope, and with unity.

Rome City is our home. It deserves leaders who serve, not control. It deserves ordinances that uplift, not oppress. But rather than dwelling on the wounds we’ve experienced—selective enforcement, favoritism, distant authority—we turn now to the higher calling of what can be.

This is a call not to rage, but to rise.

🗳 Rome City Residents: Let’s Make Our Voices Heard

Change is coming — but only if we show up and ask for it.

Council Member Nick Heffner is resigning. This creates a vacancy on the Town Council — a body with significant power, including the authority to appoint the Town Manager, who has served in that role for over 33 years.

You might expect this position to be filled by a public election — but that’s not how Rome City currently operates.