Question 1: Mayor Rocky Anderson has said the city needs to increase it's police force by 90 officers by 2010. In order to do that he will need the City Council to allocate the funding needed for these new officers. Adding that many more officers will be wildly expensive for the city and may require tax increases. As a council member will you support adding so many more officers to the force? Would you support tax increases for more police officers?

Answer: Yes I would support adding officers to the force. By how many I am not sure but I am willing to look at the available information and decide when informed. I would not consider raising taxes to meet the cost of adding officers. This will have to be a consideration when deciding how many more officers to add.

Question 2: Downtown remains a concern for many residents. Do you feel the city is doing the right things to help revitalize downtown? What would you do as a council member to help downtown?

Answer: I think that ideally we would be considering ways that we could be moving the central business district farther away from the LDS Temple square and church office building. Closer to the city building. This would have to be a very long process but I would rather put money towards that than continue spending money to revitalize the downtown we have now.

Of course there are other good options for revitalizing the current area. Closing off the area between south temple and 300 so. and trying to turn it towards a district like so many other cities have where there is fine dining and and a formidable night life.

As you can see I think there are many options available to us and I hope that the city council can work with the mayor to explore these.

Question 3: One big issue that could soon become a issue District 7 has been people tearing down traditional homes and replacing them with monster homes. Some say new, bigger homes are needed to attract families to the city and maintain property values. Others feel these large homes are ugly and aren't compatible with the city's traditional neighborhoods. What's your opinion? How should city government handle this issue?