Hardesty touts pro-growth agenda
Elizabeth Hardesty, right, greets campaign supporters at the Allen County Museum on Thursday.
ELIZABETH HARDESTY
LIMA — Elizabeth Hardesty on Thursday unveiled a pro-growth platform in her campaign for Lima mayor, describing herself as a change candidate focused on growing employment, investment and home ownership within the city limits.
Hardesty, a Lima native and the only registered Republican in the four-way race, has traveled the world while working in the oil and gas industry. But she said she’s always come back to Lima.
“I’ve watched this community become stagnant,” Hardesty said during a campaign kickoff event at the Allen County Museum. “Our population strength and the energy of many disappeared, because they feel their government isn’t behind them.”