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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Brian Ferry said he is a candidate for Wilkes-Barre mayor, further adding to the list of Democrats for the May 21 municipal primary.</p><p>The 31-year-old Ferry joins incumbent Mayor Tony George and former city councilman George Brown in the Democratic race. The four-year position is budgeted at an annual salary of $82,000 plus benefits this year.</p><p>Ferry said he is self-employed and does architectural design work and has a background in urban planning that he wants to tap into if elected. A Wilkes-Barre native, Ferry said he returned to the area about a year ago with the perspective of what other places are doing successfully.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve got a lot of ideas that have not really been explored here yet,&#8221; Ferry said Thursday. Among his proposals are crime prevention through environmental design, long-range planning to attract investors and employers, revitalization of the city through the arts, and using the Susquehanna River as an asset.</p><p>The city&#8217;s financial problems have not gone away and will have to be addressed sooner rather than later, Ferry said. &#8220;Because there is trouble ahead that&#8217;s exactly why we need a 30-year plan.&#8221;</p><p>While attending the University of Colorado, he worked on project involving long-range planning for the town of Silverthorne, Colorado. He said he&#8217;s also gained budgeting experience while working as a contracting officer&#8217;s representative at the Tobyhanna Army Depot.</p><p>&#8220;My big thing is that I&#8217;m young, I&#8217;m passionate and I&#8217;m looking at a lot of newer ideas,&#8221; Ferry said.</p><p>He plans to do neighborhood canvassing and use social media to campaign at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrianFerryForMayor/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/BrianFerryForMayor/</a>. He also encouraged people to read his <a href="https://issuu.com/briangferry/docs/01.04.19_w-b_book" target="_blank">plan to revitalize the city</a>.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jerry Lynott</p><p>jlynott@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jerry Lynott at 570-991-6120 or on Twitter @TLJerryLynott.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Another Democrat enters Wilkes-Barre mayor’s race