A handful of days after the resignation of mayor Estona Middlebrooks, the Mansfield City Council tried to get back to business Monday, and the residents who had been vocally critical of the former mayor thanked the council for answering questions and getting business done. The council did not make any formal statements about the resignation of Middlebrooks, who submitted her resignation last Thursday following months of questions about past spending decisions, but interim Mayor Jeff Riley made it clear the current council would be as open and responsive as possible. "I’m a citizen of this