PUBLIC SAFETY IS A PRIORITY FOR BOTH DISTRICT TWO CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES ISAAC BENTON AND ROXANNA MEYERS. BENTON TELLS US HE'D ALSO LIKE TO RE-INVEST IN THE DISTRICT'S OLD NEIGHBORHOODS … BOTH PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY. HE SAYS WHERE PRIVATE INVESTMENT IS CONCERNED, WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW NEIGHBORHOODS ARE CHANGED. HE SAYS FAST FOOD AND CHAIN RESTAURANTS ARE FINE ALONG THE PERIPHERY, BUT THEY'LL HARM THE HISTORIC VALUE OF THE CENTER.
MEYERS SAYS WORKING TO BUILD A STRONG POLICE FORCE WOULD BE HER FIRST PRIORITY. SHE'D NEXT MOVE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT … AND GETTING DOWNTOWN OFF THE GROUND. SHE SAYS THE CITY NEEDS TO FOCUS THE DOLLARS TO GET DOWNTOWN WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. RESTORING THE HISTORIC EL VADO MOTEL AND TURNING IT INTO A CITY MARKET IS ANOTHER PRIORITY FOR MEYERS.
