John Stuart for City Council, District 3 — Believe in Better
A Public Working Plan

First 100 Days — Working Plan

If elected, the work starts before I take office. If the August 25 election is decided outright, the transition to Day 1 gives us roughly 68 days to prepare. If the race goes to a runoff, that transition period becomes roughly 40 days.

I intend to use that time.

From Preparation to Accountability

  1. T-MinusPrepare before taking office
  2. Day 1Take office
  3. Day 10Establish the office
  4. Day 30Get the facts
  5. Day 60Move toward action
  6. Day 100Deliver and account

Before Day 1

T-Minus: Preparing Before Day 1

Before taking office, my priorities will be to:

  • Learn the FY27 City budget and understand what has already been funded, committed, delayed, or left unresolved.
  • Review every active District 3 capital project and establish its actual status.
  • Begin municipal-government training and study Alabama law governing Council authority, ethics, public records, open meetings, budgeting, and expenditures.
  • Meet with City leadership, department heads, Council members, and community stakeholders.
  • Establish a constituent-service system so residents have a clear way to contact me, track issues, and receive follow-up.
  • Build a public District 3 project tracker.
  • Establish clear rules for transparency, records retention, privacy, and information that legally cannot be disclosed.
  • Review upcoming Council business so my first Council meeting is not my first exposure to the issues before us.
Day 1 November 2, 2026

Days 1–10

Establish the Office

Commitments

  • Launch accessible District 3 contact channels.
  • Begin tracking constituent requests and follow-ups.
  • Publish the first District 3 Brief.
  • Launch the public 100-Day progress tracker.
  • Begin required municipal and ethics training.
  • Publish plain-language explanations of major Council actions affecting District 3.

Objectives

  • Complete introductory meetings with major City departments.
  • Verify the status, funding, schedule, and responsible agency for major District 3 projects.
  • Establish productive working relationships across City government.

Days 11–30

Get the Facts

For major District 3 issues, I want answers to five basic questions:

What is the problem?
What does the evidence show?
Who has authority to address it?
What will it cost?
What is the next legitimate action?

Initial areas of focus

  • Roads, drainage, and infrastructure
  • Bailey Cove and neighborhood traffic safety
  • Parks and existing public facilities
  • South Huntsville redevelopment
  • Public safety and first-responder needs
  • Green Mountain and South Huntsville service coverage
  • Mountain Gap and issues affecting our schools and neighborhoods
  • Existing capital projects and commitments already made by the City

Some of these will become action items. Others may reveal that our assumptions were wrong. I intend to publish both results.

Days 31–60

Move From Study to Action

Each issue will be classified publicly as one of four things:

Commitment

Within My Control

Something within my control that I have committed to doing.

Objective

Requires Support

Something I support but that requires votes, funding, cooperation, or another government entity.

Investigation / Assessment

Facts Before Action

Something where we need facts before taking a position or spending public money.

Operating Change

How District 3 Is Served

A change in how District 3 is represented, informed, or served.

Where action requires support from other Council members or the Administration, residents should be able to see that clearly.

Days 61–100

Deliver and Account

By Day 100, I intend to publish a report showing:

  • What was completed
  • What remains in progress
  • What is delayed and why
  • What requires additional Council support
  • What requires another agency or level of government
  • What changed after we learned more
  • What we determined was not feasible
  • What comes next

The original plan will remain available so residents can compare what I said with what actually happened.

Proactive Transparency

More Than Posting Meeting Minutes

Transparency should be more than posting meeting minutes.

For significant issues, expenditures, projects, and votes, my goal is to provide:

  • What happened
  • Why it matters
  • How much it costs
  • How I voted
  • Why I voted that way
  • What happens next
  • Where you can see the original records

Respect the Requirements

Some information cannot legally be made public—such as protected legal, personnel, security, or executive-session information. We will respect those requirements.

Explain What Can Be Explained

But when something can be explained publicly, my goal is to make it understandable and easy to find.

District 3 Participation

Residents Should Not Have to Wait Four Years

Residents should not have to wait four years to give their opinion.

The District 3 site will be built to support:

  • Constituent requests
  • Project tracking
  • Public polls and surveys
  • Upcoming Council issues
  • Weekly District 3 updates
  • Source documents and links
  • Questions from residents
  • Progress against this 100-Day Plan

The Standard

Prepared, Practical, and Accountable

The objective isn't to claim that one Council member can fix everything in 100 days.

It's to arrive prepared, determine what is actually possible, start moving the things we can move, build support for the things that require it, and give District 3 a clear way to see what is happening.

Day 100 isn't the finish line. It's the first accountability checkpoint.