Tyrone businessman Brian G. McManigal Sr. is running for a two-year term on Tyrone Borough Council in the May 17 primary.
\nMcManigal is part of a group called \u201cTeam Tyrone\u201d that is seeking four council seats which are up for grabs along with the mayor\u2019s office.
\nIn a statement to The Daily Herald, McManigal cited more than 30 years of experience serving the people of the community. He also said he\u2019d \u201cappreciate the opportunity to serve at the local government level.\u201d
\nMcManigal said, \u201cI would like to forge solid relationships with surrounding townships and communities to advance our community. I believe that the true spirit of cooperation is the best way to accomplish this. This I-99 corridor project is marching on and I truly believe it is big enough for all if we work together.
\n\u201cI would like to explore new avenues to attract industry to our area,\u201d said McManigal. This approach would bring more jobs, sell more properties, generate new business and in fact, expand our tax base. Thus, begin to lighten the load for the residents of Tyrone.\u201d
\nMcManigal also spoke about another issue which has gotten a lot of play in light of last year\u2019s flooding.
\n\u201cI will also try to rekindle the battle for flood water management,\u201d said McManigal.
\n\u201cI support a real, down to earth, common sense approach to resolve these issues as well as many others,\u201d said McManigal. \u201cWorking with the people and for the people is the ultimate goal. After all, it is the people\u2019s hard earned dollars being spent.\u201d
\nMcManigal noted, \u201cI am not a career politician, nor do I aspire to be one. I was brought up to believe sound principles and not to paint pictures that don\u2019t exist. Anyone alone pretty much has to play the cards they were dealt. I honestly believe that together with help of the people we can stack the deck in our favor.\u201d
\nMcManigal concluded by saying, \u201cAt the risk of sounding cliche, the power is where it has always been, with the people…\u201d
\nHe said members of \u201cTeam Tyrone\u201d would not let the opinions of the people \u201cfall on deaf ears.\u201d
\nMcManigal operates Mac\u2019s Market, a business his father bought in 1974. McManigal explained in his statement, he was proud of his father\u2019s courage and determination which led to his own experience in the business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tyrone businessman Brian G. McManigal Sr. is running for a two-year term on Tyrone Borough Council in the May 17 primary. McManigal is part of a group called \u201cTeam Tyrone\u201d that is seeking four council seats which are up for grabs along with the mayor\u2019s office. In a statement to The Daily Herald, McManigal cited […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-in-the-tyrone-pennsylvania-area"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tyronepa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}