I believe in the delegation of responsibilities and would like to expand this even more through the neighborhood association. Some of these would be considered informal, which I would not discourage due to some of our best ideas arriving from brainstorming sessions. After this information has been gathered, it would be sent to the council in a formal meeting for a decision. When you place a minimum budget on an item you sometimes become less efficient with no incentive to watch expenses. In any case I do feel streets are of the utmost importance and will budget according to the current and future needs of the city.
Annexation is almost certain to be an issue facing the next council and mayor.
I feel we must always look at annexation in the continuation of our growth, but I also believe our first priority is to take care of what we already have. By doing this in a prudent manner, we could be setting aside monies marked for future annexations. This would allow us to offer more to the home owners being considered while at the same time making the current residents of Tupelo more at ease knowing some of the funds are available in acquiring additional property. The issue will likely come up again in the next four years. This is a very debatable and difficult issue.