Candidate Biography (submitted by campaign):

Minnie J. Anderson, a leader for all, grew up in a small town of Falkland, N.C. Graduated from Elizabeth City State University, East Carolina Univ., District of Columbia Business Institute, Laney School of Real Estate, Univ. of District of Columbia, General Communications.

Worked as an educator and served on several boards and commissions, Mental Health Advisory Board, first woman and black to chair Redevelopment Commission, which brought revitalization to West G'ville. Greenville-P.H. Convention and Visitors Bureau Committee for African-American History, Strategic Planning Committee for G'ville, Historic Preservation Commission, WOOW Radio talk show host "Community Connection." Program with the homeless at the Joy Soup Kitchen, nursing home advisory board.

Greenville is ready for true leadership.  A great city is measured by the quality of the lives of the people who live in it. 

Over the two years there has not been a new industry that has come to G'ville.  We need to create a climate that encourages businesses and entrepreneurs to follow their ingenuity and invest in their ideas.  We need a Business Incubator where these new ideas can become a reality.  All of the big businesses have left the G'ville area and have not been replaced.  There will be travel to bring new businesses who will bring business and invest in our area.

Why is it so many of our parents have had to put their children in private school or home school them?  Taxpayers should have no fear or any reason not to send them to public schools they pay taxes for.

Crime has run rampant in G'ville.  We have to be proactive, not reactive. We can't begin after the fact to try to solve this problem. You have to be a visionary in planning.  The crime is getting worse in G'ville.  I got involved in politics because I could not sit on the sidelines and do nothing.  I want to work with the police dept. and establish a Public Safety Commission with representatives from each district.  When people have problems they could go to their representative.