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City of Saluda PO Box 248 Saluda, NC 28773 828-749-2581 |
Saluda City Officials |
Official Website for the City of Saluda North Carolina |
Mayor - Fred Baisden |
Commissioner - George Sweet Picture and Bio coming soon.... |
Born and raised in Texas, BA, MBA & JD from University of Texas. I worked for the State Legislature as Legislative Assistant, Asst. Sergeant at Arms, Asst. Secretary of the Senate and Liaison from Gov. Office to Dept. of Public Safety & Texas Rangers. I moved to Saluda in 1982. I am proud to be a 3rd generation Saluda resident. I was elected to City Commission in 1999 and served nine years as Police Commissioner and two years as Mayor Pro Tem. I am now retired. I was widowed in 2008. I have two children, Scott who lives in Saluda and Kelly, my daughter and three grandchildren who live in Texas. |
Commissioner - John H. Morgan |
Commissioner - Leon Morgan Picture and bio coming soon... |
Commissioner - Johnnie Kinard |
John Morgan was elected as a commissioner in November 2007. John grew up in California and attended college at Washington State University and California State University, Long Beach where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. He later was awarded a Masters Degree in Business Administration. In 1993 John retired from the US Air Force after a 21 year career that began during the Viet Nam war. He retired again in 2006 after a career as an airline captain responsible for training pilots for his company. He was recently asked to return and is currently working in a part time capacity for his former company. |
John is married to Elena Robson and they have lived at the corner of Church and Henderson streets, here in Saluda, for the last eleven years. They currently operate a small business based in town. "The nature of our jobs allows us to live anywhere in the world and we selected Saluda." John decided to get involved in city government because he has a strong conviction to preserve the Saluda we know and love. "Some of our infrastructure was developed during times of limited resources and needs upgrading or rebuilding. We also need to provide services more efficiently and provide guidance with respect to zoning and development. To succeed we need to further utilize Saluda's most important resource, its citizens. If a Saluda resident was to leave town and return in 20 years I'd want them to be able to say 'this is just the way I remember '." |
My main concern is to be a representative of all Saluda citizens regardless of my personal beliefs. A representative is just that, they represent the people. We are responsible for the wise expenditure of taxpayer’s funds. During my tenure the Police Department has been consistently under budget. Right now Saluda’s main concerns are the economy, proactive budget management and water resources. |
I grew up in Gordon, GA and graduated from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA in 1972, with a BS in Industrial Management. I have been married to Terry Stubbs since 1971, and we have two sons. I worked for Milliken and Company in Spartanburg, SC from 1972 until 1976 in various management positions. |
I began working for Abbott Laboratories in Laurinburg, NC in 1976, and spent five years in production management and human resources. My career in sales with Abbott began in Simpsonville, SC as Divisional Manager in 1982. I retired from Abbott in February 2006 after 30 years of service. We made Saluda our permanent residence in February 2007, after renovating a family home which we inherited from my Uncle and Aunt, Roy and Mary Baisden. Prior to being elected Mayor, I spent two years on the Saluda Planning Board. While working on the Planning Board and attending monthly Commissioners meetings, I decided that I wanted to get involved in the day-to-day activities of the City government. As a part of the City of Saluda's governing body, we want to improve the infrastructure and lower cost for our residents. |