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John Phillips announced his run for Decatur City Mayor today in Central Park. During his statement John pointed out some of the troubles that Decatur is facing as a community, “property taxes are up, the value of our businesses is down, unemployment is up…the population down…the only growth seems to be with slot machines”. See Phillips’ written statement including his plans for change below (click on press release to enlarge).