FLORENCE, S.C. — Residents of Florence Metropolis Council District 1 will go to the polls on Jan. 26 to find out the candidate who will obtain the Democratic nomination to switch Florence Mayor Teresa Myers Ervin.
The Democratic candidates are James “Massive Man” Kennedy, Joey McMillan, Darryl Witherspoon Mitchell, LaShonda Nesmith Jackson and Jermaine C. Nowline. The particular election in District 1 was known as when Myers Ervin was elected mayor. As she was on the town council, she gave up her seat on the council to function mayor.
The Morning Information just lately spoke with the candidates on a variety of points.
Query: To not single out District 1 as a result of crime occurs all over the place however there have been a number of high-profile crimes dedicated in an space round Northwest Park just lately. What would you do to assist stop continued crime in that space, the remainder of the district, and the town?
Kennedy mentioned {that a} option to resolve crime was to guarantee that everybody who was in a position to had a job. He additionally added that if somebody was unwilling to get a job when there have been loads accessible and proceeded to commit crimes, that individual needs to be jailed.
McMillan mentioned he would work on three issues to fight crime: growing and enhancing the lighting within the metropolis, placing cameras in metropolis parks, and growing the variety of patrols.
