"If you come and keep an open mind, and you look at your commissioners even though you might disagree with them and are respectful and treat them with dignity, and you all have the same goal in mind, at least in terms of creating a better city, that's how I guess, you become more tolerant and more understanding.". © 2020 www.battlecreekenquirer.com. "They say Ms. Dana, 'Why are you running for city commission?'
"If you know of a resource, please share," she said. she said.
That's it, just how do we get there is the primary difference.". Calhoun County's Board of Commissioners serves seven districts.
Longman formerly worked in the printing industry and is a Battle Creek native.
I still think we have to do better with the money that we get.".
She serves on the board of the Lakeview African American Family Network and also does work with the Milk Like Mine Coalition, an organization that works to educate and support Black mothers who are breastfeeding. Those are the things that I think attract people who say 'Oh yeah, this is kind of a hip place, this is a cool place," he said.
Jamierson said that she wants to develop a two-part plan to help move small business development forward. "I want to grow and open the door for the kids...We're not lowering the bar. Ackley said that growing up, she experienced homeless and at one point was living in a hotel. "The police have a tough job," he said. Blood, who teaches English as a second language through an online platform, said that, if elected, her biggest priority would be providing honest and easy to understand information to people in the ward. "I don't think you solve the homeless problem with our hotel rooms, I think you solve our homeless problem with creating alternative housing form them because hotels are probably not the best place to stay in general for the long term.". Lance said that the city has a responsibility to help create options to solve some of the problems around housing in Battle Creek. "There's stuff they can agree on — the economic development of downtown, a safe city— is still the priorities, and just how do we get there? Her work in the community is what made her decide to run for City Commission. "Go out there to get perspective, learn about other people," he said. Economic development is another area which Blood would like to see the city approach on a "microlevel" by encouraging development in other pockets of the city. And I say, 'For you,'" she said. He said his chance to help people navigate uncertainty and chaos as a nurse during COVID-19 made him want to get involved in local government.
"I like the blessings of liberty.". The first step would be to work with small businesses to find out where they are struggling.
Above all, Blood said, she wants to make sure that residents are being heard and can see their concerns being addressed.
I'm a one-on-one kind of person," he said.
"The idea of the law is to set the bar higher and create a more habitable environment. The Battle Creek City Council meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Hall. Ackley said she'd like to see some more of the abandoned buildings in the city get converted into affordable housing, similar to how the former Battle Creek McKinley Elementary School was converted into a Salvation Army. Over the last few years, Lance said the City Commission has begun to create an economic environment that people want to be a part of and he'd like to continue building that. Lance said that he hopes that the new city commission, whatever the outcomes of the election are, can continue to work together despite the polarized climate of politics.
Egelkraut is a registered nurse and works as the registered nurse coordinator at Bickford of Battle Creek, an assisted living facility. There are no incumbents on the ballot in the race for Battle Creek's Ward 4 City Commission seat. Encouraging young people to be involved is important for Jamierson. This data includes a current and prior year overview comparison as well as charts and graphs that allow you to view trends over multiple years.