Mayor Amabile

I'm pushing hard for affordable housing. I'm encouraging developers to bring in projects at a lower cost to locals.

I'm pushing hard for affordable housing. I'm encouraging developers to bring in projects at a lower cost to locals.

Today as we celebrate the birth, the life, the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is a time for read more

Today as we celebrate the birth, the life, the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is a time for our nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King fought (against). It is a time to remember his fight for freedom, equality and dignity of all races and all people. He was an incredible man ... he forced our nation to look inside and face our own flaws.

I'm personally not against billboards, but I am worried about the looks within the city limits. I see billboards as read more

I'm personally not against billboards, but I am worried about the looks within the city limits. I see billboards as more of a process of, as you're coming into town, wanting people to stop and service our businesses, buy their gas and stuff like that. Once you come into town and get into high density growth and mini-stores it becomes more of a distraction and a nuisance.

I don't disagree that if you're ill you should be able to get marijuana and decrease your pain, especially if read more

I don't disagree that if you're ill you should be able to get marijuana and decrease your pain, especially if you're critically ill. Our stand here is that we are torn between federal and state law. We don't want to violate federal law and go along with the state law, so we are making dispensaries illegal until they get the laws in order.

The last time we did this there was some criticism on our procedure. It wasn't the selection. I want to read more

The last time we did this there was some criticism on our procedure. It wasn't the selection. I want to make that very clear. It was the way we handled ourselves on the logistics of it.