Barb Dempsey
Barbel "Barb" Dempsey (January 13, 1948, ) was the mayor of Mount Clemens, Michigan, the county seat of Macomb County. An Independent, she is the city's third female mayor. As mayor, she initiated the Mount Clemens Downtown Program.[1][2] Via this program, the city's downtown saw massive redevelopment, including repair of the County Building, the tallest structure in the county. She ran unopposed in the 2007 election and won by a massive landslide in the 2009 mayoral election against opponent Steve Ferdig. Dempsey and Mayor Karen Majewski of Hamtramck have been compared, as they are both female mayors of smaller Michigan cities with aging infrastructure and large amounts of urban decay. She also initiated a CCTV camera program.[3]
Barb Dempsey | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Mount Clemens, Michigan | |
| In office November 2, 2005 – November 5 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Quinnie Cody |
| Succeeded by | Laura Kropp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13, 1948 United States |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Neil Dempsey |
References
- NICK BUNKLEY (November 20, 2010). "Debt Rising, A City Seeks Donations In Michigan". The New York Times.
- "Mount Clemens, MI,". Right Wing News. November 20, 2010.
- "Mount Clemens begins installing video cameras". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. May 4, 2009.
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