Mayor Bartlett pictured at a ground breaking with Susan Eller, Corey Harbison, and Matthew Glover
provided a tax incentive that allowed us to
keep Agcor from moving out of Cullman
County,” Bartlett said.
In his six years as mayor of Good Hope,
Bartlett said he has received $1.4 million
dollars to date in federal grants for: Doss
Bridge (ATRIP): $860,000; 222 Sewer
Expansion (ADECA) $150,000; Cabin Fever/
Pilot Traffic Signal (ADECA) $200,000; and
AGCOR (ADECA): $200,000.
“We have accomplished a lot so far and I
hope to continue working hard to contribute
to making Good Hope an even greater place
to live,” he said.
One might think that since Bartlett has been
retired from education for many years that
he would be less busy than when he was a
teacher, a bus driver, and a coach.
“Just not the case,” he said. “But I love it and
I wouldn’t imagine doing anything else.”
When Bartlett isn’t serving as mayor, he
enjoys spending time with his family. He
and his first wife Paula Hudson have one
daughter, Brandi Leigh Cunnel, and two
granddaughters, Whitney and Blake.
He and his wife now, Jan Warren, have been
married for 29 years and built a house in the
Good Hope area in 1992. Jan has one son
and together they have three grandchildren,
Kainan, Kason and Kadie; also two great
grandchildren, Kabrie Jane and Kingston.
“One of my favorite past times besides
spending time with my family is fishing,” he
said. “I love competing and just doing it for
fun,” he said.
Retirement is a mixture of relaxing and
working less for most, but for Bartlett it
just means working even harder to make an
impact in the lives of his community just like
he did with his students.
Jerry Bartlett pictured doing what he loves to do in his
spare time: fishing!
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