Methuen Mayor Report w/ Neil Perry

Published: March 5, 2020, 8:29 p.m.

Tom Duggan welcomes Mayor Neil Perry of Methuen

Our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discusses:

  • Mayor Perry guarantees Methuen’s improvement
  • Mayor Perry details the struggles in his first eight weeks as Mayor
  • Why Tom and Mayor Perry can disagree but stay on the same page
  • How the city hired a new treasurer collector
  • How toxic disagreement is counterproductive
  • How Mayor Perry is tackling gang violence
  • Dealing with political adversaries
  • Building trust with the citizens of Methuen
  • Scholarship fund for Methuen High School students
  • Mayor Perry’s reaction to the Methuen Superior Officers podcast
  • Methuen indemnification policy
  • The ongoing issue with the sober house
  • Mayor Perry’s problem with misinformation from media members
  • Will Methuen be on the hook for a council member being sued
  • How Methuen will spend on structural improvements across the city
  • Mayor Perry’s quarterly goals for his administration

 

All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.