Editor's Note
Rhonda Adams has lived in Fayetteville since 2007. She has worked for the University of Arkansas for the last 32 years. A story in Tuesday’s edition was incorrect about her length of residency in Fayetteville.
PROFILE
Rhonda Adams
Age: 49
Residency: Fayetteville, Ward 4
Family: Husband, Charles Adams; two daughters
Employment: Assistant dean for administration at the University of Arkansas Law School
Education: Associate’s degree in business, bachelor’s degree in business education and master’s degree in higher education from the University of Arkansas
Military Experience: None
Political Experience: None
Source: Staff Report
FAYETTEVILLE — Building the relationship between the University of Arkansas and city hall is one of the key platforms in Rhonda Adams’ campaign for the Fayetteville City Council.
Adams this week announced her candidacy for Ward 4, Position 1. The post has been filled for nearly eight years by Shirley Lucas, who has said she would not seek re-election.
“I wish to run for City Council because I believe that my university administrative experience has prepared me to be a good liaison between the residents of Ward 4 and the university,” Adams said.
“And I’m also doing something I always wanted to do,” Adams said. “I really love Fayetteville, and this is just something I’ve always dreamed of doing.”
Ward 4 encompasses most of west Fayetteville along the Wedington Drive corridor. But it also includes the University Heights neighborhoods around the University of Arkansas.
Adams says she wants to focus on improving the city’s trail system and creating “complete streets” that are built with bikers and walkers in mind, as well as motorists.
Adams has lived in Fayetteville since 2007. She has worked for the University of Arkansas for the last 32 years. She may face Jim Laubler, a retired Army Green Beret. Laubler has launched a website profiling his candidacy, though he has not officially filed or committed to running.
“I have not announced, nor do I have any pre-announcements to make,” Laubler said. He’s given Adams a list of questions and is awaiting her reply before he decides whether to run.
“I've met with her and am waiting for more answers to see if there is any reason to oppose her,” Laubler said.