Ottawa City Manager Scott Lambers predicts that by 2020, Ottawa's population will be at 20,000 to 30,000 people. Presently it is near 12,000. The consensus seems to be that with proper planning, the growth should be good for the community. Rapid growth is not good. It causes a lot of unplanned challenges.
County government needs a professional administration.
Volunteer boards are no longer adequate in a fast-paced environment. The city needs to seriously look at annexing land around it. I want the people in Ottawa and Franklin County to say we're proud of our progress. We made some good decisions back then. Mourning said new housing needs to be a top priority.