For too many years I have watched this city struggle through growing pains with ineffectual leadership. They have tried to put a new coat of paint on a structure that needs work. They have tried to hide the problems rather than fix them. They have denied that problems even exist. And all the time they have continued to spend money on projects we don't need, but look nice, while ignoring what we do need. And the only thing we could really count on was increased property taxes.

I hate taxes, and to a major degree I don't even think they are legal. But they are a necessary evil, that we must bear, if we are going to have city services such as schools, fire, trash pickup, and police. Taxes are currently unbearable, and will get worse if we don't put people in charge who don't waste money on ego projects, and aren't afraid to face the projects they swept under the rug. 

You only need to walk down Elm Street, paying attention, and every major development project on that street is a failed project of the leaders of this city. With every major Urban Renewal or Development project they got involved in, they promised the entire economy of the city would turn around, and that the major benefit to the citizens would be lower taxes. If you are not familiar with some of their failed attempts, know that the city backed the tearing down of one of the last Nickleodeon or Jukebox front theaters in the country, to create the vacant lot on the corner of Bridge and Elm, which was supposed to be more valuable empty.  And then there is Hampshire Plaza, with the PSNH tower, which still is almost empty of occupancy. And the Center of New Hampshire Holiday Inn, that once included a retail shopping mall. The mall failed, and the hotel was not able to make enough money so that for fifteen years they couldn't even pay property taxes.

While a recent engineering study on our school system outlined the need to spend $146.6 Million dollars to bring our schools up to standard, the Board of Mayor and Alderman were willing to give away $25 million dollars of your money. It wasn't like they didn't know about the study, the enthusiasm for just one more major city backed development plan was too much to pass up.

During my career in business I have worked for such prestigious firms as Dow Jones Publications, serving as their Distribution Manager for Northern California, Nevada and Utah. As a General Contractor, I built 72 condos in Maine, and installed miles of roads and public water supplies. I served for many years of as the First Sergeant of a Military Police and Airbase Security Unit. I own and operate an Airport Transportation and Security Business, which caters to high profile executives and celebrities. I bring the benefit of my experiences to the job that needs to be done.

I am not here to run down our city. I have stayed because I believe that Manchester has more potential than any other city in the Region, we just need sensible leadership to get it there. The answers to our problems are not to cut services, but to eliminate waste.

It will be a real challenge to stop city officials and bureaucrats from wasting our money, while not providing what the people of the city really need. With your help, patience, and understanding, I will expose the faults, and together we will fix them. We will eliminate waste, and inefficiency in public service. We will find new creative revenues to bolster the city coffers, and we will take care of all the People on the way. I will watch our money like a Hawk, and insure it is not wasted..