📅 March 3, 2026 - Town Meeting Day

Vote Harper W. Ennis for Mayor

"Rutland Rising - Building Below, Healing Above"

"The Leader"

43 Years Old | IT Professional | Privately evaluated 28 years post secondary

Harper W. Ennis

See The Vision, We're Rutland Here

Rutland's Sovereign Marble Fund - Better Than Norway's Oil
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Trillions in Marble
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National Champ Robotics
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Treatment to Heal
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New Taxes Needed

Six Pillars for Rutland's Future

A comprehensive plan to solve every problem in our city using resources we already have.

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Rutland's Sovereign Marble Fund

Like Norway's oil fund - but better. Extract with the trillions in marble, invest in lasting infrastructure. Revenue from leasing underground spaces creates permanent income - no new taxes needed.

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Partner with IBOTS

Our local robotics team (Team 2370) are NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! Partner with them to design and build the mining equipment of tomorrow.

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Safe Haven Infrastructure

Boron-reinforced shotcrete creates permanent underground structures. Disaster shelters. Protected infrastructure. Built to last centuries.

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Heal Addiction

Magnesium-Ibogaine treatment - Stanford Medicine proven to heal addiction, TBI, and PTSD in a SINGLE treatment. Real healing.

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Therapy Registry

Create the Regional Therapy Registry of the unprofitably patentable medical innovations so we get the healing here.

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End Homelessness

Build underground housing that's affordable, climate-controlled, and secure. End homelessness in Rutland once and for all.

Rutland's Next Industry: Building Below to Grow Above

A four-step plan to turn our marble into lasting prosperity.

Rutland was built on marble. For generations, our stone shaped buildings across the country. But today we export raw potential instead of building lasting prosperity here at home.

Step 1: Build the Manufacturing Core

The city issues development bonds to fund two facilities:

  • Automated Marble Equipment Factory - designs robotic extraction systems, precision cutting equipment, underground stabilization tools, and modular tunnel infrastructure components
  • Boron Shotcrete Production Facility - reinforces underground spaces safely, creates durable chambers, constructs long-lasting shelters

More than marble - we deploy Rutland County mining bots with all Rutland County partners. Increasing safety with the legitimacy of all citizenry as we expand the infrastructure, attracting new jobs with their industry. Manufacturing jobs and technical careers anchored here.

Step 2: Develop Underground Infrastructure

Modern marble extraction leaves stable, usable spaces. With robotic precision and proper reinforcement, these spaces become:

  • Secure storage facilities
  • Research and manufacturing areas
  • Protected emergency shelters
  • Climate-stable commercial space

Step 3: Lease the Space

Underground areas generate revenue through long-term leases for:

  • Data and storage facilities
  • Small manufacturing operations
  • Research labs
  • Local business expansion space
  • Emergency preparedness infrastructure

These leases create predictable city income without raising taxes.

Step 4: Grow Jobs, Housing, and City Stability

This strategy produces growth in three ways:

  • Jobs - manufacturing, engineering, robotics, construction, logistics
  • Housing Stability - new infrastructure reduces pressure on surface housing
  • City Budget Strength - lease revenue and industrial growth expand financial base

Why Rutland?

We already have the stone, the industrial history, the workforce potential, and the geographic stability. What we've lacked is a coordinated plan.

Rutland shaped America's buildings once. Now Rutland can shape the future of how infrastructure itself is built.

What I'll Do As Mayor

Real solutions. Real results. No excuses.

Raise every department budget
Lower property taxes
Raise property values
Lower rent
End homelessness
Heal addiction
Fix elder care
Fix the blight
Bring industry to Rutland
Leave environment pristine

How to Write In Your Vote

Write-In Instructions

This is a write-in election. Follow these simple steps:

  1. Go to your polling place on March 3, 2026
  2. Find the MAYOR line on your ballot
  3. Write clearly:
HARPER W. ENNIS

That's it! Your vote counts.

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🏠 END HOMELESSNESS 💊 HEAL ADDICTION 💰 LOWER TAXES

Vote March 3 - Write in HARPER W. ENNIS for Mayor.

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