Levi,
Please post this in response to Kevin's comments:
Levi, you are 100% correct in stating that I was not taking credit for the new commercial growth, but rather just correcting your statement stating commercial growth was stagnant. Furthermore, unless the mayor has a crystal ball, or is psychic, no one knows if these businesses would not have built based upon the building materials. This is merely his assumption and has no facts in backing it up. I want it to be known that because of my profession, I am very familiar with subpar building materials and feel our city deserves higher building standards.
In regards to the rural and city merger, I stand corrected.
It is no secret I oppose TIF, but the TIF district was already in place and that was done by the previous council.
The 2008 special hearing on pay increases completely escaped my memory until the mayor brought it to light. To reaffirm my answer, I will not support any further increases. Again, due to the recent economic hardships, most citizens are cutting back financially and the city should not be exempt from such practices.
Brad Oberkfell
I'll go ahead and say one more time communication is the largest issue facing our city council. I cant think of the last time Aldermen Oberkfell and the Mayor spoke this much to each other during a discussion at a meeting. It's sad and it's not something that can be blamed on any one individual at the council level, the entire council is guilty of not communicating to each other as well as they should.
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