BELLEVUE — Mayor Jack Meyer, who spent more than 20 years on City Council before becoming mayor in June, will seek a full four-year mayoral term next November.

        Mr. Meyer, who was born and raised in this Campbell County city of 6,480, was elected mayor by City Douncil after the abrupt resignation of former Mayor Tom Wiethorn.

        Mr. Wiethorn said he left office to focus on a full-time teaching career at St. Joseph School in Cold Spring.

        No other candidates have filed to run for mayor or expressed public interest in the office.

        Mr. Meyer, 48, has been on council 21 years. He worked for Cinergy (formerly CG&E) for 27 years, and moved in 2000 to a position in professional service work with Cadence, an energy management company that is a spinoff of Cinergy.

        “This is my home. It always has been and always will be, and I love it,” Mr. Meyer said. “I've always enjoyed my time on council, and I want to continue my service to the community as well as continue some of the things and projects we've been able to do in the city.”

        That includes the continued development of the city's riverfront and the revitalization of Fairfield Avenue, the main business district and east-west corridor through the city.

        Work is nearly completed on Port Bellevue, a mixed-use office and commercial development east of Newport's Riverboat Row. The development includes a Joe's Crab Shack restaurant, a Buckhead Mountain Grill, a Burger King, a Subway and office space.

        The city is working with an unnamed developer on vacant property just east of Port Bellevue. Preliminary plans call for 90,000 square feet of office space and about 27 town houses.

        The developer is expected to go public with the plans in December, Mr. Meyer said.

        “We want to keep (development) on the riverfront moving,” he said. “We have a lot of momentum, and we don't want that to stop.”

        Other planks of Mr. Meyer's platform include:

        • Continuing to monitor and assist in the transition of the merger of the Bellevue and Dayton fire departments.

        • Getting police more involved in the community, including serving on security details at Bellevue High School athletic events.

        • Hiring a historic-preservation officer to oversee the maintenance and rehabilitation of the city's historic residential and commercial buildings.

        • Working with the school system to improve recreational facilities in the city, including tennis courts.

        • Making sure landlords maintain rental property “so we don't get into a problem with blight,” Mr. Meyer said.

        • Continuing to rely on the expertise of the city's staff, which Mr. Meyer called “excellent and professional, the people who really keep the city running.”

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