Posted on 05/10/2017 6:04:59 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
Omahans can expect four more years of City Hall focus on public safety and the budget — and maybe a new riverfront — after Mayor Jean Stothert easily won re-election.
Stothert won 53 percent of the votes to challenger Heath Mello’s 46 percent in the final unofficial count, with a particularly strong showing in the western part of the city.
“To the community I love, thank you for rehiring me,” she said. “I’ll work harder than ever to make you proud of our work.”
She said her focus during her second term will be public safety, the budget, workforce development, transportation, neighborhood support and making the city more welcoming.
She also promised to reach out to the community leaders and elected officials who vocally opposed her.
(Excerpt) Read more at omaha.com ...
I have been generally satisfied with Stothert. My husband has not forgiven her for breaking her promise about repealing the restaurant tax. I am glad she won.
FTA:
“Stothert, a Republican in an officially nonpartisan seat, kept the focus on local governance issues as Mello tried to harness anger over President Donald Trump.”
Now, get the d@mn potholes and broken streets fixed...
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