Why Fort Smith city director candidates say they should get your vote [Video]

Three candidates are running to be the next member of the Fort Smith Board of Directors.Carl Nevin, Russ Bragg and Lee Kemp are seeking the city director Ward 3 position, which represents residents who live in south Fort Smith, in the Fianna Hills and Riley Farm neighborhoods.The current city director, Lavon Morton, is not seeking reelection.”I want some transparency. I want the citizens to know what’s happening in Fort Smith,” said Nevin, who is a retired factory worker and small business owner. “I know what it’s like to work on a budget. I know what it’s like to hire people and have to let them go when they don’t do their job. That’s part of running a business. And part of running the business is at the end of the month, you’ve got to balance those books.”Bragg is a retired executive from OK Foods.”My job was to manage problems. My …