Mayor Berger’s Nearly
30 Years of Accomplishments?
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Lima’s
mayor Berger has been elected mayor since the year 1989. 1989!!! In 1989 I was only 9 years old and
during Mayor Berger’s nearly 30 years of service to the community of Lima what
has he accomplished? What has he done for the community of Lima which has
improved your life?
According
to the Lima City hall website which gives a detailed biography of Mayor Berger
it lists several accomplishments. For
instance, during his first term in 1989 he managed the financial difficulties
which were created by a national recession and he also created the Central
Point Industrial Park.
During
his second term from 1993-97 the mayor implemented community oriented policing
policies. He began the Ottawa River bike path project, as well as continued code
enforcement and housing rehabilitation.
During
his third term from 1997-2001 Mayor Berger prevented the destruction of the
Lima refinery by BP. Mayor Berger led
the sale of BP to Clark Oil, at that time, which saved hundreds of local jobs.
Of course those in Lima now recognize the refinery as Husky Energy which has
invested billions in upgrades to the refinery.
Mayor
Berger’s 4th term brought with it a new Lima City School replacement
and renovation which saw Lima Senior High School relocated from Pierce Street,
to Market Street. He gave your children a beautiful new facility for their
enjoyment as well as their learning.
Also during this time, the 2nd phase of the Ottawa Bike path
was implemented.
The
fifth term (2005-2009) Mayor Berger worked diligently to complete many economic
developments including securing federal and state funds to develop an
industrial park for agribusiness which created jobs and provided millions in
investments. The administration also worked with Global Energy in order to
finalize the start of the plant.
Finally
during his 6th term (2010-present) Mayor Berger secured 20 million
dollars in federal stimulus money which was used for the Vine Street underpass
which I have to say makes travel through the city easier.
Looking
at this list, and there are more accomplishments which again are found on the
City of Lima website, which I did not cover here, shows that Mayor Berger has accomplished
a number of good projects which has benefited Lima. The question I have for you is have you
personally benefited from these accomplishments? Has Lima bloomed or has Lima
dragged throughout the years? When you drive through the city of Lima, do you
see beauty, or blight? I see a number of
rundown, abandoned homes, abandoned vehicles, and trash.
Here’s
another interesting fact: between the years of 1990-2000, during Mayor Berger’s
tenure the population dropped from 45,549 to 40,081 a -12.0% decline. Then too, from 2000-2010 the population again
declined from 40,081-38,771, a -3.3% decline.
All of this occurred during his tenure.
Now the City of Lima website touts all of the Mayor Berger’s economic accomplishments,
yet if those economic endeavors were so great, then why the mass migration from
Lima? Where is the economic boom in the city of Lima? I am not saying that the
mayor has not accomplished anything great, but the question is, how have you
benefited, how has Lima benefited? What
can make Lima better if anything?
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