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Dear
Community Friends,
First of all, I want to thank
you for all of the support that you have given me over the
years. Because of the blessing of your friendships, I have
always worked hard to understand your concerns and to speak
boldly on your behalf both within the administration and in the
business world. A
stronger, safer community
benefits us all regardless of ethnic background, political
affiliation or zip code.
I
am running for the City Council
of Fort Wayne (at large) because I feel that there is more that
we can do together to make our community stronger and safer for
all of our residents. While urban residents have concerns that
differ in scope to suburban residents, we both live in
neighborhoods that struggle with unwanted crime, crumbling
infrastructure and aging volunteers dependant on dwindling
resources for assistance.
Spots on council get
candidates
Democrats did get a few more candidates for the Fort Wayne
City Council last week.
Denise Porter-Ross filed to run for an at-large seat
on the council. The 53-year-old serves as one of the
neighborhood advocates for Mayor Graham Richard and previously
worked as his spokesman.
She said she plans to get back into the private sector after
Richard leaves office, but she still wants to be involved with
the community. She said she hopes to run a campaign of building
safer, stronger neighborhoods, economic development and
transportation improvements.
Porter-Ross said she supports the concept of Richard’s
Harrison Square proposal but has some concerns.
“I would love to see something beyond baseball discussed for
the stadium,” Porter-Ross said.
The $125 million public-private development calls for a new
hotel, new shopping, new condominiums and a city-owned baseball
stadium downtown. She would like to see the stadium be available
for other activities, such as football games.
Porter-Ross said she didn’t feel that her job would conflict
with her campaign, pointing out that Deputy Police Chief Marty
Bender is running as a Republican for an at-large seat.
Reference (http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/nation/politics/16728463.htm) |
