MILDRED — As mayor of Mildred, Dennis Gardner fears his role is to usher in the town’s official demise.
“The town looks like hell,” Gardner said of the weary community where abandoned properties outnumber those occupied.
Of its five city commissioners, only one attends meetings, Gardner said, “And that’s my wife, Candice.”
Gardner addressed members of Thrive Allen County at Mildred’s United Methodist Church Monday night in a continued effort to reach out to the county’s towns, small and smaller.
The audience of…
Mildred: Disbanding may be best
