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amidst growth. That’s a question that has to be constantly asked with every new business that wants to come in and every new housing development that wants to come in. How does this help us?” said Coleman. He says that making hard choices between things that hinder or enrich the city is something that must be done. His idea for Howe Jonathan Coleman in five years is to hold on to the roots that has made the community contrast from Lowery. French and envied, but also develop the town Coleman each advocate a healthy to make it a better place to not only morale among city employees when live, but also work. it comes to vacation, sick time, and general pay increases to help recruit “I don’t just live here, I work here, and retain better employees. I do business here, I worship here, and my children attend and will “I want to see us to continue to attend school here.” Said Coleman. support the city workers and the great job that they’ve been doing Coleman believes the City of and encourage them to bring more Howe is doing a great job of of the same-minded people in.” said heading in the right direction, but Coleman. “Overall, I think the city wants to improve upon certain does a wonderful job and I have no areas such as the park complaints about anyone. I just maintenance. Having young want to be a part of a solution to children, he believes having nice make our city more beautiful.” parks and ballfields are an important message to the young Having served on the chamber of families of Howe and even future commerce board for two full years, residents. Coleman says the revitalization of the downtown area has sparked a “Everyone is aware that our renewed sense of community pride ballfields need some attention, so for Howe. “It’s sort of a gathering I’d love to see some lawn place where citizens can come maintenance occur and up keeping together. When I came here, there of parks just so that our children wasn’t much going on downtown have a place that’s clean to play.” and there wasn’t much of a sense of Said Coleman. “There have been community downtown. But now some churches in town that have when you go to lunch at Abby’s or been gracious to clean up and Gabriela’s, you just see all the volunteer groups have done a great Howe people and it’s neat to have a job, but I’d love to see the city take sense of community downtown.” more of an initiative of keeping our public areas kept up.” Coleman married is wife Natalie in May of 2009 and they have two It appears there will be three children, Mackenzie Grace (6) and candidates running for two council Titus Bryant (3). seats, however Debbie Lowery has not confirmed her bid for re“I would love to as a council election. While Coleman’s views member continue to see businesses are very similar to current coming to Howe, continue to see a councilman Bill French’s vision full, clean and lively downtown for the city, they are in stark area, continue to support the
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businesses and wonderful city staff that we have, and to see improvements done to the parks and city ballfields that we currently have.” Said Coleman. “Under the leadership that we currently have, Howe has become
a more attractive place for young families in the time that I have lived here. I would be honored to use my talents and gifts to help our city to continue upon its path of success. I want to be part of a new generation of leadership for a new era.”
