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Alekazammers t1_jcft697 wrote

She did a fine job I look forward to her future endeavors.

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Star_Harvester t1_jcfu9qg wrote

She was a good mayor. Sadly a lot of her best accomplishments were securing large grants (like the RAISE grant!) that will payout over the next five years, so the commonfolk won't realize how impactful she was.

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Wear_Overall t1_jcfzuj8 wrote

Still better than that tRumper cunt Victoria Sullivan.

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TiredCr0codile OP t1_jcg74ma wrote

Replying to Star_Harvester (#2,244,803)

The RAISE grant is probably going to be way too little to cover the cost and will burden the taxpayer with bonds to complete. For the down voters, the City has already admitted further funding will be needed.

The engineering consultant on the project has a history of poor cost estimates.

https://www.raisemanchester.org/raise-manchester-preliminary-plans-for-downtown-pedestrian-bicycle-access-near-completion/

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sysadminsavage t1_jcg8jog wrote

She did a good job considering the mess she inherited from Ted Gatsas and his disastrous administration. Manchester really needs to align its mayoral elections with state and national election years and extend the term to four years so the Mayor can focus less on campaigning every other year. As a result of separating it, we consistently have under 30% turnout since it's a separate election, and the majority of voters are older people who don't want to vote in change.

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-cochise t1_jcgazxj wrote

Interesting. People had their complaints but I bet she would’ve won re-election. I just want the RAISE projects expedited and some more downtown development fer Christsakes, hopefully her successor can keep us rolling that direction.

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sysadminsavage t1_jcgc228 wrote

Replying to TiredCr0codile (#2,245,639)

I'm curious, what would you have done differently to address housing, homeless, crime and bringing business to Manchester?

Craig is leaving office with nearly 1,400 market-rate and affordable housing units either permitted or under construction, the most in decades for the city.

She took a strong stance against homeless encampments and broke them up before they got too big. This is while surrounding towns' police departments were dumping their own homeless in Manchester because they figured it was our problem. She also worked with local non-profits to ensure resources were available to help combat the opioid epidemic that Gatsas completely ignored. Homelessness is a national issue and the city has limited options in the short term to address it. Proper fixes that address the root of the issue rather than the symptom require collaboration with the state and federal government and take time.

Crime is down overall after peaking between 2017-2020. Assaults in 2021 hit their lowest number since 2013 and murders went from a peak of six in the late 2010s to one in 2021. Yes, crime is still an issue compared to previous decades, but considering the amount of addiction resources and slumlords we have in the city there's only so much that can be done.

She made some mistakes and wasn't the best mayor, but calling her disastrous is a huge stretch. The city is on the upswing again after some very tough years.

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kathryn13 t1_jcgey53 wrote

She’s a good Mayor. She had some stumbles in her first term, it took her a bit to get up to speed. The foundation she’s built during her time will mean solid growth and stability for the city for years. It wasn’t fancy or showy business for the cameras, but it was the work that needed to be done for a city of our size and potential.

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-cochise t1_jcgp16b wrote

Replying to TiredCr0codile (#2,246,232)

Well, TBD. It’s still, per my napkin math, about $515 of “free” development money per household in the city. The South Commerical extension in particular I think could do a lot for the south mill yard.

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Zachisawinner t1_jchxiqm wrote

Wow. People really don’t like any of your takes. Get a clue bud.

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