She Came to Serve, Not Fight
The incoming President of the Indianapolis City-County Council says she wants to work with Republican Mayor Greg Ballard and not fight with him, however Democrats will stand up for their principles.
I sat down and interviewed Democrat Maggie Lewis, who is expected to be voted Council President at the Council’s January 9th meeting, for my news blog, Indy Politics.
In it she discusses the following…
- Her opposition to fast tracking the current smoking ban proposal.
- Her desire to move more Council hearings out of the City-County building and into neighborhoods.
- Doing more with the Mayor’s office to develop local businesses.
- Whether Democrats will challenge the Mayor over the new Council maps.
- Dealing with a large class of freshmen councilors.
- Dealing with an expected $50 million budget shortfall and whether a tax increase will be necessary.
- Her relationship with Mayor Greg Ballard and how combative the Council and the Mayor’s relationship will be.
- How she deals with the stress over being Council President.
Lewis’ comments run about 9 minutes. You can hear them by clicking here
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