She has a discrimination lawsuit pending against the Housing Authority. Larry Williams points out that he has the most government experience of any of the candidates running for mayor. He has served on the City Council for the past six years, including as its chairman for the past year. That's the question in this mayor's race. Williams says his non-confrontational style has helped focus the council in the past year.
Meetings are shorter.
He encourages his colleagues on the council to speak briefly and stay on the subject. Williams said he is the type who accomplishes tasks, pointing out that he has brought people together to build the 31st Street Sports Complex, to renovate the Bay Vista Adult Center rather than tear it down, to revitalize the Bay Village Shopping Center with a charter school and nearby library. He said he would carry this skill to the mayor's office, and pledged to improve economic conditions in less-fortunate areas of town within 18 or 24 months. Williams said he worked for seven years trying to refurbish an abandoned shopping center and he got it done. The project is now under way.