The Truth about Andy Betterton

The following inside complaints against Andy Betterton have been edited to preserve anonymity:

1. Many, if not all, were very surprised at the lack of the Mayor’s understanding how the City operates, including the rules and policies. For someone new coming in, it is common, but not someone who has served as a Councilman for over a decade. The problem is, he doesn’t seem to want to learn, or is not capable of learning.

2. The Mayor has a difficult time making tough decisions, and many times simply hopes the problems will solve themselves, or go away.

 
3. All politicians want, consciously or unconsciously, to please their donors, constituents, and prominent citizens, but Mayor Betterton seems to have a tendency to give these wants a higher priority than most, even after being advised that such actions are not advisable due to a negative appearance of being inappropriate, whether true or not. Mayor Betterton on more than one occasion has openly made in clear that his decisions are made based on the fact that the decision made would affect someone that was a campaign donor. Decisions should not be based in this way, especially openly.

 
4. You can’t be everyone’s friend 100% of the time. You have to make hard decisions and stick to them. Even when Mayor Betterton makes a decision, there is no confidence that he won’t change his decision due to pressures from someone else that has other motives.

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It's sad when a Dollar Tree can't make it. From a press release:

Dollar Tree plans to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of this year and 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores over the next several years.