my questions

Here are the questions I have submitted to Main Street Mansfield for the mayoral debate:

1. Do you support the upcoming school levy?

2. We’ve heard more than one candidate advocating stepped up demolitions of vacant and abandoned properties. Do you plan to direct any city resources, tax rebates, grants, or other incentives to homeowners or investors to encourage rehab of existing older properties? If so, will that approach be your primary focus or do you think demolitions are more important?

3. How important are smaller downtown retail and service establishments to the health and vitality of the city? Would you rate their issues and concerns as low, medium, or high priority?

4. Are there any models of cities in similar situations as Mansfield around the country that you have focused on as examples of how to tackle our problems here? If so, what are they? Or do you have a unique approach all your own?

5. Do you have any thoughts about the concentration of sexual offenders in downtown at the VOA?