“I think we’ve done well,” said Mayor Dwight C. Jones, who will turn over his office to a new mayor at the end of the month. He is proudest of the anti-poverty initiative he pursued in seeking to achieve his goal of “building the best city.”
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Mayor Jones’ final bow
Richmond’s chief executive reflects on his 8 years in office
Mayor Dwight C. Jones entered City Hall in 2009 amid the worst recession in 75 years. He sought to be “a unifier” who would end the turmoil between the Mayor’s Office, City Council and the School Board and would create a Richmond people were proud of.
