STRAW
Meet the Candidate Debate Video is now posted - Click Here to View
We would like to thank the four Council Candidates that took the time to respond to our questionnaire. To view each person's response, please click their name to open the PDF file.
Matt Ahearn - Did not respond
Jack DowneyMark Moffit - Did not respond
Frank Troester - Did not respond
The following Questionnaire was sent to all Candidates running for City Council. We have already received several responses and will post each Candidate's response next week.
To: Matt Ahearn (I), Jack Downey, Mark Moffit (I), Peter Rubino, Candice Rusie, Frank Troester, Kip Walby (I),
STRAW (Shores Taxpayers and Residents Against Waste) would like to welcome you to a questionnaire to read about your positions on issues that are very important to us. Your answers will be posted on www.strawscs.com in its entirety. We encourage that you to make a copy of the completed form when you finish to verify the content and to contact us at (586) 248-2246 if there are any issues after publication to our website.
Your advantage is the use of our website free of charge which has a very high traffic rate of Saint Clair Shores residents per day.
We would like to receive back the questionnaire within one week of the posted delivery date of the envelope to:
STRAW
P.O. Box #194
Saint Clair Shores, MI 48080
Get out and vote!
The City of Saint Clair Shores - November 3rd 2009 Election
Council Seats open: 3 Term: 4 years
Questionnaire:
Please fill out all questions and use the back of the sheet to elaborate your answers if needed.
1) What are your motivations and aspirations to run for SCS city council?
2) What do you like about our beautiful City of St. Clair Shores?
3) What do you see as the greatest challenges for our city in the future?
4) The treatment of some of our residents has been appalling here in Saint Clair Shores. What can be done to improve government and resident interactions?
5) Would you take political donations from individuals and businesses that have contracts with the city? And if so, state your reason.
6) With declining property values and decreased state revenue sharing, what would you do to balance our city’s budget?
7) Do you believe millages are a way to balance the budget? And if so, state your reason.
8) Our recent Snow enforcement was a Public Relations nightmare for our city. With what we know now, what direction would you take this ordinance next year?
9) Would you support and uphold a comprehensive Ethics policy to be put into our SCS charter?
10) Would you change the city’s charter to allow a greater number of candidates to maybe prevent another $40,000 primary election just to eliminate one candidate?
11) Public participation in government has been a fundamental right to every citizen. Do you encourage the current 2 minute public participation at the beginning of each city council meeting and the 5 minute public participation at the end of the agenda, and all online summaries and minutes of all governmental documents?
STRAW would like to thank you for your participation in this questionnaire.
“Straw is a non-partisan advocate for the families and businesses of Saint Clair Shores, Michigan guided by the principles of transparency and accountability of city government and to support opposition to any and all efforts to increase taxes”
