Letter: Johnson-Anderson the one to lead city

I am writing to express my support for Minnie Johnson-Anderson for mayor of Greenville. Johnson-Anderson has given many years of service to the citizens of Greenville and its surrounding communities. She has not only been active on many of the city's boards and commissions and chair of the Redevelopment Commission for two terms, she also gives tirelessly in the form of volunteer service to whoever needs it.

She understands the true meaning of servanthood, which is often overlooked as a key quality in a leader. The key thing about Johnson-Anderson is she listens to people.

That is what this city needs right now; someone who is going to listen to the entire city and mold its policy accordingly.

We need someone who is smart enough to not vote down a multimillion-dollar development in a time of economic recession because a few people think they have a right to say what others do with their property. We need someone who is strong enough to lead and demand action to our crime problem for the entire city instead of reacting to a random act of violence by spending half a million dollars to fight crime in one block of the city.

We need a strong leader and that is why I am supporting Minnie Johnson-Anderson for mayor and I hope you will join me.

I will close by saying our city is a growing city with a sprawling university and hospital.

This is something you can't stop and should not want to. Let's embrace our downtown night life, let's embrace our ECU students and let's embrace the fact that Greenville is the hub of everything good about eastern North Carolina and let's grow together.

Minnie Johnson-Anderson is the one to lead us.

DENNIS MITCHELL

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