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Beyond color, I couldn't describe different varieties of roses and forget about me ever putting together a nice looking bouquet of flowers. He may be very good at what he does but no one would ever confuse Ben Zahn with a being a salesman. The Economic Development entity can lay the foundation for businesses and provide a central point of contact to assist with real estate, permits, licenses, grants, funding and other issues, but the Mayor of a city needs to be the leader.īen Zahn is a florist and a decorator. While I believe strongly that the city needs an Economic Development entity, I don't agree with Mayor Zahn creating a city department staffed with political appointees, at least one of whom doesn't even reside in the city.Īn Economic Development entity should represent the city and should transcend politics, not serve at the pleasure of the Mayor or work for his agenda.Īn Economic Development entity should promote Kenner and lay the groundwork to attract and retain businesses and jobs.īut, the ultimate "Economic Development Director" should be the Mayor. Buisson is also the political consultant for Zahn, and several members of the Kenner City Council including Mike Sigur, Brian Brennan and Kristi McKinney. At the time, Kenner utilized the Jefferson Convention and Visitor's Bureau and JEDCO, both groups are heavily involved with then-Mayor Mike Yenni's political consultant Greg Buisson. In 2014, when I ran for Mayor, I discussed the need for Kenner to have its own Visitor's Bureau and Economic Development entity. Regardless of where Watkins lives (40 miles from Kenner) or what her title is, Zahn told The Advocate that she will work under her contract as a "Consultant". Watkins signed a contract with Mayor Zahn as a "Consultant" (a semantic way to get around the will of the people of Kenner and the residency rule) to become the first Kenner Economic Development Director (although she can't really become a "Director" without the City Council granting a waiver to the residency rule). Bernard Parish (where she also did not live) and spent 8 years as Covington Mayor. Before joining the state, she was the Director of Community Development for St. Prior to that, Watkins was employed for 3 1/2 years in the Louisiana Office of Community Development/Disaster Recovery Unit as a "Disaster Recovery Specialist". Watkins was defeated in her bid to return as Covington Mayor in April finishing 3rd in a 3 person race. The newest ex-mayor joining the Ben Zahn Administration is former Covington Mayor Candace Watkins. Oh, and sorry if you are a resident of Kenner that actually believes that government respects you and your wishes. Question: What city, despite having a residency rule approved by voters, will soon have 3 current and former Mayors, a Deputy CAO, a Deputy CAO of Public Works, and several department directors and assistant directors employed in city government earning well over $1 Million in salary and benefits courtesy of tax payers and only 1 of them actually lives in the city they govern?Īnswer: If you guessed Kenner, thanks.