15 Running for Mayor of Detroit

written by: Claire Oberiane - guess writer

In Detroit, Michigan we recently went through a long drawn out Mayoral scandal and now we are in phase two of it's recovery process. 15 to individuals have thrown their hats into the ring to run our great city of Detroit. As residents of Detroit I ask you to research these potential leaders and ask them what their plan is to make the City of Detroit one of the top 5 cities in the United States. Ask them for a time frame, ask them who their advisors are going to be and what's the most important item they see to start the turn around.

I cry everytime I drive down Woodward Avenue looking at blighted city scapes and offices with homes half burned down and stop lights that work only part of the time. Even with Ford Field, Comerica Park, Casinos and GM's head quarters the city still lacks basic services. Many cities that have similar issues tend to make the same mistakes year after year. They keep wanting to hit that home run with large investors and they forget the basics like good roads, top notch police that are apart of the neighborhoods, community centers, entertainment, parks and more parks.

Tell these potential Mayors that you want more from them then any Mayor from any other city and nothing less. Then tell your city council members to get out of the way have faith in the leadership that the people voted in.