David Little - District 2
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David Little and his family have a dog and a rescued cat. David considers himself an animal person. David is a founding member of Huntsville Citizens Police Advisory Council and is a Marine Corps veteran.
David's website for his campaign for the District 2 seat includes the following.
David Little was born and raised in District 2, attended Blossomwood, Huntsville Middle and Huntsville High School, and has a sincere passion for our community. After High School, David joined the United States Marine Corps and served our country proudly. He later attended Calhoun Community College and Athens State University where he graduated in 1997. He is married to the former Mimi Sowder, also a Huntsville native. They have three children, twenty-one-year-old Caroline, nineteen-year-old Layne, and sixteen-year-old Grey.
In 2008, David’s and the lives of his family changed forever when a distracted driver collided with his car. David spent weeks in the hospital recuperating. David now speaks regularly to local groups on the dangers of distracted driving.
David has a diverse work background, beginning in sales while in college, followed by aerial photography, owned a small business for a while, which led to business development and channel sales for a local computer products manufacturing firm, and has worked in the wealth management and financial planning industry since 2005. David understands the importance of communication and building strong and lasting relationships.
David Little is a natural leader who will represent District 2 on the City Council with honor and respect, while guiding Huntsville into future.
The platform covered on Mr. Little's website covers the following subjects: financials, quality of life, smart growth and neighborhoods.
His Facebook page is at this link.
David's website for his campaign for the District 2 seat includes the following.
David Little was born and raised in District 2, attended Blossomwood, Huntsville Middle and Huntsville High School, and has a sincere passion for our community. After High School, David joined the United States Marine Corps and served our country proudly. He later attended Calhoun Community College and Athens State University where he graduated in 1997. He is married to the former Mimi Sowder, also a Huntsville native. They have three children, twenty-one-year-old Caroline, nineteen-year-old Layne, and sixteen-year-old Grey.
In 2008, David’s and the lives of his family changed forever when a distracted driver collided with his car. David spent weeks in the hospital recuperating. David now speaks regularly to local groups on the dangers of distracted driving.
David has a diverse work background, beginning in sales while in college, followed by aerial photography, owned a small business for a while, which led to business development and channel sales for a local computer products manufacturing firm, and has worked in the wealth management and financial planning industry since 2005. David understands the importance of communication and building strong and lasting relationships.
David Little is a natural leader who will represent District 2 on the City Council with honor and respect, while guiding Huntsville into future.
The platform covered on Mr. Little's website covers the following subjects: financials, quality of life, smart growth and neighborhoods.
His Facebook page is at this link.
Candidate Survey Responses
We spoke with Mr. Little by phone to get his responses to the survey. The answers below are paraphrased from our conversation.
Issue 1: Would you support more family friendly hours at HAS to make the operation more accessible to the public toward having the fewest number of animals in the building at any given time?
Response: Yes. Not everyone has the luxury of taking hours off of work to reclaim a lost pet or adopt a new animal. It makes sense for the shelter to be open when people can get there and to even be open more days a week using a rotating work schedule. It is at least worth a trial run for six months or a year to see if shifting hours helps to reduce the number of animals in the shelter.
Issue 2: If elected to city council, would you invite Dr. Sheppard or a representative of HAS to speak with your constituents to help them and reduce shelter intake?
Response: Yes. It makes perfect sense to take issues related to this city department to the public toward helping the public make better decisions which, in turn, affect how the department operates. Since we know where the animals are coming from, we can better help people more by taking information to them.
Issue 3: Would you promote or support HAS developing a more detailed plan to reduce the percentage of dog deaths due to behavior issues with the help of a consultant or expert?
Response: Yes. As a dog owner and animal lover, it's important to me that we only destroy dogs which are genuinely dangerous and create a public safety risk. Many dogs housed in a shelter would be fearful. We should develop plans for those dogs who struggle the most inside the shelter environment to give them every opportunity to get back home or find a new home.
Issue 4: Would you support the idea of a metro shelter facility as part of future plans for the city?
Response: Yes. It makes sense to have a more modern facility better suited to progressive animal sheltering and shelter veterinary medicine while still ensuring public safety. Having a facility located further north in the city, or in an area from which most of the animals come, would make it easier for people from the entire county to get to the shelter and have a positive experience there.
Issue 5: Would you support adoption of the provisions of the HAPA to ensure the city maintains the progress achieved to date at HAS and does not revert to old operating methods?
Response: Yes. There are other city departments like police and fire departments which hold themselves to higher standards as we lead the way for the State of Alabama and set an example for other parts of the state. To the extent elements of the HAPA are already being done at Huntsville Animal Services, I have no objection to those standards being codified to ensure they remain in place as we move into the future. To the extent other provisions are common sense standards in line with public expectations, those should also be codified to preserve the legacy of the City.
Issue 1: Would you support more family friendly hours at HAS to make the operation more accessible to the public toward having the fewest number of animals in the building at any given time?
Response: Yes. Not everyone has the luxury of taking hours off of work to reclaim a lost pet or adopt a new animal. It makes sense for the shelter to be open when people can get there and to even be open more days a week using a rotating work schedule. It is at least worth a trial run for six months or a year to see if shifting hours helps to reduce the number of animals in the shelter.
Issue 2: If elected to city council, would you invite Dr. Sheppard or a representative of HAS to speak with your constituents to help them and reduce shelter intake?
Response: Yes. It makes perfect sense to take issues related to this city department to the public toward helping the public make better decisions which, in turn, affect how the department operates. Since we know where the animals are coming from, we can better help people more by taking information to them.
Issue 3: Would you promote or support HAS developing a more detailed plan to reduce the percentage of dog deaths due to behavior issues with the help of a consultant or expert?
Response: Yes. As a dog owner and animal lover, it's important to me that we only destroy dogs which are genuinely dangerous and create a public safety risk. Many dogs housed in a shelter would be fearful. We should develop plans for those dogs who struggle the most inside the shelter environment to give them every opportunity to get back home or find a new home.
Issue 4: Would you support the idea of a metro shelter facility as part of future plans for the city?
Response: Yes. It makes sense to have a more modern facility better suited to progressive animal sheltering and shelter veterinary medicine while still ensuring public safety. Having a facility located further north in the city, or in an area from which most of the animals come, would make it easier for people from the entire county to get to the shelter and have a positive experience there.
Issue 5: Would you support adoption of the provisions of the HAPA to ensure the city maintains the progress achieved to date at HAS and does not revert to old operating methods?
Response: Yes. There are other city departments like police and fire departments which hold themselves to higher standards as we lead the way for the State of Alabama and set an example for other parts of the state. To the extent elements of the HAPA are already being done at Huntsville Animal Services, I have no objection to those standards being codified to ensure they remain in place as we move into the future. To the extent other provisions are common sense standards in line with public expectations, those should also be codified to preserve the legacy of the City.
