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We have so many other areas with road and drainage needs, I have a problem with that. I've been working day and night to get Somerset Lane and Pine Avenue paved. You get to the north end of Pine Avenue and it looks like a Third World country.
My concern is we are singling out an individual property owner.
State statutes protect people who have property. And there were many, many, many rooftops approved before we became a city.
I would never vote for anything like that,
We can't change the way we do business for any entity. We have to be fair.
The council did not change the charter. The charter says, 'Neither the mayor or council can serve more than two consecutive four-year terms.' This is my second four-year term.
I know my opponent, that's Martha Simons, has been telling people that I care about the redevelopment because I own property down there. But I care because this is where I grew up.
I appreciate their effort and the work that they're doing, but they need to work a little bit harder.