Mayoral challenger questions Antioch business incentive From left, Stacy Ellis, Scott Gartner and Larry Hanson are running for mayor in Antioch.
Posted2/19/2021 5:30 AM
The three candidates for mayor in Antioch agree incentives are necessary to attract business, but one challenger says the deal for a key project downtown raises eyebrows.
Longtime incumbent Larry Hanson defended the incentive package for Rivalry Alehouse after challenger Scott Gartner described it as controversial because of the involvement of sitting Trustee Jerry Johnson.
If there s no public relations around it or no communication, then people just assume something nefarious is going on, Gartner said.
Hanson bristled at the suggestion, saying two other potential developments for the former Flo s Family Hair Care on the southern gateway to downtown fell through before Johnson and two local partners came to the table.
Dominiak withdraws as Antioch mayoral candidate Antioch Trustee Mary Dominiak has dropped out of the mayoral race, leaving three candidates.
Updated 1/29/2021 8:19 PM
The race for mayor in Antioch has tightened to three candidates after a strategic action by one of the challengers.
Trustee Mary Dominiak, who entered the campaign in September to unseat longtime Mayor Larry Hanson, withdrew from the race this week, citing her original reason for running.
I went into it because I thought it was time for new leadership and fresh vision, she said Friday. The conventional wisdom is that multiple candidates favor the incumbent, so I wouldn t achieve my goal.