I have served one term on the City Council and know how the council and city government operates. The present council operated an informal committee system in dealing with certain issues. Some members felt that left them out of the decision loop. We must have a dedicated street overlay and funding program. Funds must be budgeted each and every year.
Annexation is almost certain to be an issue facing the next council and mayor.
After all our problems have been corrected from the last annexation, we can think about further annexation. We should not go further in debt to do this. Areas to the north and west of Tupelo should be the primary areas. The issue will likely come up again in the next four years. Downtown parking shortages present a recurring problem, according to downtown merchants and professionals.