Growth management: common theme for 3 Suffolk mayoral candidates [Video]

SUFFOLK, Va. — Incumbent Mayor Mike Duman faces challengers David Bosselman and Clint Jenkins in the city of Suffolk’s upcoming mayoral race.

One of the area’s biggest issues is managing the city’s growth; with a rising population, there are concerns about the community’s ability to handle it.

“The reality is a lot of people do want to live here,” said Duman. “They do want to do business here. So that’s a good thing. The challenge is how to do we manage it. How do we manage that additional growth.”

Some see it as a problem, but not Duman. The businessman is running for his second term, after serving on city council since 2010.

“It’s providing a very stable and significant tax base for our citizens, which is what’s allowed us to reduce our …