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Longtime Athens resident Alan Swank mounts rare fourth ward primary challenge


Instead, Swank, a Democrat, is set on conducting his campaign with a more positive tenor.
“I think that’s what most people want. They want to know what you’re going to do rather than what the other person can’t do,” he said.
He outlined a three-pronged platform that addresses a range of issues he believes are important to residents of Athens’ fourth ward — one of the most diverse in town, ranging from East State Street’s commercial district to the near east side neighborhood and all the way back to the River Gate/River Park apartments.
One of Swank’s top priorities is to restore what he calls “fiscal responsibility” to Athens, ensuring that taxpayer dollars aren’t spent frivolously in the face of the worst economy since the Great Depression, while enrollment declines at Ohio University, the city’s economic lifeblood. ....

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