I have received a response from Julie Lapham, who is running for an at-large seat on the Greensboro City Council. I appreciate very much her participating. Her responses are as follows:
1.What, in your opinion, is the single most important activity in which municipal government engages? Represents Greensboro citizens.
2. Do you favor taxpayer money being used to provide incentives for private real estate development? Yes.
3. What actions do you believe are necessary to correct the wrongs our city government committed during late 2005 and thereafter with its response to the Police Department controversy? To begin with, City Council/staff needs to respond to the recent report recommendations.
4. Which pattern of development do you prefer for the city of Greensboro's future-- higher levels of density with infill, or a more suburban pattern? A mix.
5. Do you favor markedly expanding the usage of the White Street Landfill for residential trash to save taxpayers' money?
A: Do I favor expanding the White Street landfill - No
B: Do I favor
seeking other solutions such as "Green" technology to produce methane and bio
diesel fuels - Yes
6. Will you seek or accept the endorsement of the Simkins PAC? Yes, meaning I'll respond to their questionnaires just like I'm responding to yours.
7. Will you seek or accept the endorsement of TREBIC-affiliated organizations? Yes, meaning I'll respond to their questionnaires just like I'm responding to yours.
8. What would you do to attract more employers to the city of Greensboro? Create a strategic plan inviting all the stakeholders to the table.
What would you not do to attract more employers? (no response)
9. Would you ever vote in favor of increasing taxes for Greensboro residents? Maybe, if circumstances warrant it and all other courses have been exhausted. I would oppose raising real estate taxes though, and feel they could be reduced.
10. Would you ever vote in favor of increasing fees for Greensboro residents? Maybe, if circumstances warrant it and all other courses have been exhausted.
11. What measures would you favor to limit the cost of benefits provided for city employees? (no response)
12. Do you support adding more police officers to the GPD? Yes.
If so, how many? (no response)
13. Do you support bringing the police chief under the control of the City Council? No.
14.Do you think our libraries' computers should be filtered to protect young people? (no response)
15. Do you favor expanding mass transportation services in the city of Greensboro? Yes.
16.What approaches do you think the police department should employ to decrease crime in our city? Utilize citizens and Neighborhood Watch more.
17.Do you favor or oppose the city planning department merging with the county planning department? Oppose. Cooperation, yes.
18. What types of projects should be funded through bonds for economic development, and what types of projects should not be supported? (no response)
19. Do you favor proposing bonds to fund capital costs, or do you favor pay-as-you-go? A mix.
20. Do you favor giving special, increased standing to Action Greensboro and/or the Greensboro Partnership in the formulation of policy decisions? Oppose.
21. Do you support bringing the city attorney under the control of the City Council? Oppose.
22. Do you favor providing taxpayer money to Action Greensboro or the Greensboro Partnership? Yes.
Some of these questions are unclear which is why I've not answered some.
"Some of these questions are unclear which is why I've not answered some."
Does anyone else think the questions were unclear?
The answers she did give on several questions indicate a lack of reading comprehension, so theresponse provided is understandable.
What IS clear is that the evidence shows this is not someone who would be a good choice for council.
Posted by: bubba | August 17, 2009 at 11:17 AM