Petersburg City Manager Aretha Ferrell-Benavides, who took the helm as the city teetered on bankruptcy, is leaving for Duncanville, Texas.
The city of Duncanville, about 20 minutes south of Dallas, has nearly 38,750 residents â about 7,200 more than Petersburg. This is the second time Ferrell-Benavides will take the reins of a Dallas suburb. She came to Petersburg from Glenn Heights, where she was city manager for two years.
âDuncanville is very different than Petersburg. They are a stable community. ⦠So for me going to Duncanville is creating an opportunity [where nothing] needs to be fixed but for someone to care and keep the momentum going,â Ferrell-Benavides said.