Voters will hit the polls Tuesday, and along with other propositions, Mayor Heather Fargo is reaching out to continue making Sacramento the greatest city in California.

Fargo is bidding for her third term as mayor and has served on the city council for 14 years, the last three of which she has been mayor.

Fargo said that it is important for all students and residents of the community to vote, regardless of who they choose in order to have a say in the progress of their city.

“I think it’s important for anyone who is old enough in our country to register their position, and you do that by voting,” said Fargo. It doesn’t mean you have to understand every issue but you have to vote on the issues that are important to you.”

She also said that what happens around the university is directly related to the people elected to office and the services that are provided within the city.

Revitalizing the downtown area has been a major focus for Fargo. Public safety and reclaiming run down neighborhoods is part of a beautification plan, in order to make sure downtown is a place where people want to be.

Sacramento State students are a huge part of the community and Fargo said although she is not responsible for the financial side of the university, which is funded and governed by the state, she feels that the city’s role in education is to make sure that there are outlets within the community to make students successful before and after school.

“The city’s role, to me, is important both in what happens before and after school,” Fargo said. “Our role I believe is to make sure there is a good library system, good parks and recreation, and after school programs particularly for the K through 12 grades, I really feel that especially younger students should have something meaningful to do after school.”

Fargo said the focus on kindergarten through 12th grade is only because university level students are usually working or doing homework after class, but that the city should provide appropriate study places including libraries that all ages are able to access.

She said that she is especially proud of START, a program designed to give K-12 students an outlet to do homework as well as get involved in the arts, music, and sciences. She is also proud of the Summer Reading Program which helps struggling students read at their grade level ability.

“Both are excellent programs and we have had really positive results, the summer reading program is taught by both teachers and student teachers some of which are Sac State students,” said Fargo.

Destination 2010 has been on many Sac State students’ minds and Fargo said she feels that President Alexander Gonzalez’s project is visionary being that many of the buildings on campus are run down and students would benefit from a newer university; however how the project will be financed has not yet been made clear but all great things start with a vision, said Fargo.