But the one benefitting the most from that largesse is the Belize City Council. It's an investment in the leadership of Darrell Bradley. But he's told the media he won't be leading for much longer. Bradley has said more than once that it's one and done for him, meaning after one term, he's moving on either to a division in the general election, or back to his law practice. The answer varies depending on whether you ask him on a good day or bad. But, today at a major press conference with his party leader, he changed up - and maybe that's after the Leader Barrow gave him an endorsement:..
Jules Vasquez
"Would it be your wish that Mayor Bradley having distinguish himself as the most productive mayor on record or in memory, would it be your wish that he runs for mayor again?"
Prime Minister Dean Barrow
"Indeed sir, very much so."
Jules Vasquez
"Finally mayor, would you run for mayor again?"
Mayor Darrell Bradley
"I am very pleased at this present moment to see the kind of support and assistance that the Prime Minister has always given. I had indicated to the members of the media (actually I lost my chain of thought,,,)"
Jules Vasquez
"Just answer the question, will you run again or will you not run?"
Mayor Darrell Bradley
"I will run for mayor and I see this from the leadership the central government has given and the municipality where we see that we are relevant in office and I could see a way going forward with this new second phase and additional projects, so that that the municipality is changing and I would want to be there when that great change happens when we can say that Belize City is the shining city on the hill."
Jules Vasquez
"I take that as a yes."
Mayor Darrell Bradley
"You can take that as a yes."
In an odd but not unexpected twist after the press conference, the mayor told us he mis-spoke, and he didn't mean to say he would be running as mayor again. We'll throw our hands up on that one.
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