HARDY KING - Irmo Town Council

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VICTORY!! VICTORY!!! VICTORY!!

THANK YOU, TOWN OF IRMO,
FOR RE-ELECTING
HARDY KING TO SERVE YOU
FOR ANOTHER 4-YEAR TERM
 
"NO BULL - REAL LEADERSHIP"
 
 

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TOP VOTE-GETTER - photo by John Mann Photography

MAY WE INTRODUCE YOU TO COUNCILMAN HARDY KING? 
I was born in Elon College, NC and raised in Burlington. I first moved to Irmo in 1990 on Boulters Lock Road.  I am married to Eileen from Dryden, NY. We have 2 children, Adam  and Kristiana, both born here.   We reside in Old Friarsgate at 501 Doncaster Drive.  We are members of Three Rivers Baptist Church in Irmo.  We own and operate Kings' Furniture Revival at 96 Ashbourne Road in Irmo.  Like most of you in Irmo, we are not originally from here, but hope this will always be our home.  

WHAT EXPERIENCE DOES HE BRING TO THE TABLE? 
  •  I am a Graduate of the Municipal Elected Officials Institute of Government, July 2007.  The Institute gives municipal officials a strong foundation in the operation of local  government.  Participants learn about the role of elected officials and administrative staff and the relationships municipal officials have with other local governments, the state and federal government.  The institute includes two day long sessions and three evening satellite broadcasts which took two years to complete. Highlights of topics covered during the sessions include the Freedom of Information  Act, team building,  budgeting, planning and zoning, human resources and economic development.  The Municipal Association plans and presents the Institute in cooperation with the University of S.C. Institute of Public Service and Policy Research and Clemson University's Strom Thurmond Institute.
  • I have been present at every Town Council Meeting since being elected in September 2005.  I will continue, GOD willing and health permitting, to be at every Council meeting and serving and working for you the next 4 years!
  • I am a self-employed business owner,  which I started in October 1996 with no money, working out of my garage.  We have grown the business through hard work and wise decision-making and moved our business, Kings' Furniture Revival,  to our present location near the Irmo Post Office in August 2001.  
  • I served on the Irmo Zoning Board of Appeals, before being elected to Irmo Town Council in 2005. 
  • I have served as deacon, elder, Sunday school teacher, and Men's Ministry director.  I served as a Board member of the Harbison Area Wheels Transit for 3 years.  A ministry transporting elderly and disabled persons in the community.  I served at the Baptist Medical Center with the Personal Touch Program on the Oncology floor for 2 years.  A volunteer patient visitation program.  I served with the United Way Agency on the Allocation of Funds Panel for 3 years.
WHY DOES HE SERVE?
I am a hands-on, get-involved-type person, who would much rather be in the thick of things making sure the right decisions are being made, instead of "hoping" that someone else is doing the right thing. One principle that drives me says, "evil prospers when good men do nothing".  I believe Christian men and women should be involved in all levels of government.  I am a Christian man, it is a calling just like every other Christian walk,  and I will strive to do the right thing for you as a resident or business owner, and for the whole of Irmo.