Candidate Question of the Week
Gulfport Mayor Candidates Weigh in on Financial Incentives for Artists
As part of our coverage of the Gulfport City Elections this March, we are asking both Gulfport Mayor Candidates a "Question of the Week." Below is each candidate's answer to our second question.
Welcome to our weekly series, "Candidate Question of the Week," on Gulfport Patch. We will be asking Sam Henderson, current Vice Mayor, and Bob Worthington, former City Councilor, a question each week until the City Elections on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Both men are vying for your votes for Gulfport Mayor. Below are their responses to our second question of the week. This question was emailed to the Editor by a Gulfport reader. Q #2: Can we use the Waterfront District's Tax Increment Fund to create a program of financial incentives to recruit artists to relocate to the additional re-zoned commercial corridors along 54th and 56th Streets and side streets connecting to Beach Blvd., creating artist live/work spaces and galleries? This has …
Rick Boze
12:28 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
First of all the 2 answers show how the candidates think, one came off the cuff and said yes, the other wants a committee first before he can answer..As far as supporting Artists so their lively hoods can not only attract more people to this Hotel/Motel less beach front community, the taxes generated on sales would help the city's coffers. If the certain artist can't make it here, then the … more ›