Paying Attention

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 inf