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Mayor Jon Mitchell highlighted the big things the city has accomplished, addressed the budget deficit and challenges in education, and called current immigration enforcement “disgusting” in a wide-ranging hour-long discussion with New Bedford Light columnist Jack Spillane.
Mitchell joined The Chat with Spillane to talk about his recent State of the City and what the future of New Bedford looks like.
“We’re trying to build a city that is the cultural economic center of the region, a place that has a high functioning and trustworthy city government,” he said.
On fixing the budget deficit, he said, “Everything has to be on the table,” including cuts in programs and possible increases in property tax.
And on what he’s seen on the streets of New Bedford and nationally, “I think the Trump administration has gone way overboard on immigration enforcement.”
THE CHAT ARCHIVES
Register for The Chat: The budget crisis in Massachusetts cities and towns
Join Jack Spillane on June 18 at 1 p.m. for a discussion with two experts on how municipal budgets are crafted in Massachusetts and what, if anything, might help the situation.
O’Leary, DeLoach, Furtado Jr. working together for New Bedford students
The leaders of the city’s public schools joined the conversation to discuss collaboration and working toward a common goal. Watch the entire Chat.
Sheriff Heroux at the halfway point: ‘There’s still work I want to do at the jail’
If you missed the hour-long discussion with the Bristol County sheriff, we’ve got the full Chat available. He said while he has made progress, he is “not claiming mission accomplished.”