Warner Robins voters go to the polls two weeks from Tuesday, to choose three council members.
13WMAZ talked to the Post 4 candidates about their reasons for running and their ideas for supporting Robins Air Force Base.
Attorney and artist Gene Harrington is no new comer to Houston County politics. He served for six years on the county commission in the mid to late 1980s, and 19 years as the city housing authority's lawyer.
At age 68, he still works in private practice.
Harrington said, "The experience I have, I have an abundance of experience as far as education."
Harrington hasn't run for office since the late 1980s, but he says recent strife on council prompted him back into the political arena.
He said, "I think they're probably a very good group of people, but as a group, they're not a team. I hope with the new faces, we'll have more of a cohesive group."
That's also the goal of Mike Brashear, who retired from the aerospace and defense sector, and now works as a part time consultant.
Brashear said, "I think in general, the citizens of Warner Robins have been less than pleased with the attitude of of the city council over the last couple of years."
Brashear, 63, says his experience in corporate boardrooms, plus a four month stint as an interim city council member in 2007, makes him the most qualified candidate. He said, "It gave me a better understanding of the city, the requirements of the city."
George Zorilla says he may lack experience at the age of 26, but he makes up for it in new ideas. He said, "I have seen there's not much of a focus on infrastructure, and I feel like I can best represent my post, because of my age and demographic."
He's a computer programmer, who says he grew up in Florida and New York. Then, went to college at the Georgia Southern University.
Zorilla said, "I have a degree in marketing and understand how to work well with others. Experience wise, the ability to adapt and meld into new experience and make the best of those."
All three candidates list Robins Air Force Base among their top priorities, with different ideas on how council can support it.
Harrington said the base needs to secure areas for future growth. He said, "You need to reserve zones that cannot be developed, that can be held for future expansion on the base."
Brashear said the city needs to support the construction of roads, for better access to the base. He said also said the city can work to attract international companies to help with the development of G-RAMP, or the Georgia Robins Aerospace Maintenance Partnership.
Brashear said, "I understand how the base works. I think I have a better opportunity to assist General McMahon and the senior staff in removing issues before they become problems.
Zorilla stressed the importance of building relationships with Robins Air Force Base leadership. He said, "Maintaining the best relationships with them, and see what opportunities we can be involved in with them, that we can both mutually benefit."
Voters will choose one of the candidates for the Post 4 seat on November 8th.
The Post 4 incumbent Bob Wilbanks is not running again.
The Post 2 and Post 6 council seats are also up for election.