• Salt Lake City voters will decide whether to approve bonding for up to $192 million to pay for new public safety facilities. Do you support this bond, and why or why not?

I support the public safety facilities bond. The bond is an absolute necessity, especially in light of the shutdown of the 911 system for a time on Oct. 17 due to a leaky roof.

Our neighborhoods in District 6 are quite safe but can and should be safer. Residents need the new east-side public safety center. I believe further avenues should be explored regarding building east of the fault line (1300 East) to ensure our safety now and in the event of an earthquake. This new facility will bring police closer to our neighborhoods, decrease the response time for law enforcement to be on the scene of a crime and will be a great crime deterrent.

The bond is expensive and will require a sacrifice from home- and business-owners alike. We can either pay a lot now or pay even more later. Unlike JT (Martin), I am not willing to ask the police and firefighters to choose which parts of the bond to forgo because of cost.

• Plans for the LDS Church's City Creek Center development call for a skybridge across Main Street to connect shopping areas on the second level of the outdoor mall. The City Council amended the city's master plan to allow for such projects to be considered. What is your opinion of skybridges in general and specifically for the City Creek project? If elected, will you support the skybridge being built?

Yes. I support the building of the City Creek Center's skybridge. While I appreciate the concerns that the skybridge may discourage foot traffic on ground streets, I believe that it is the best solution in light of the existence of the TRAX line on Main Street. I believe that more efforts could be made to encourage pedestrian traffic along each side of the TRAX corridor, including more entryways into the shopping areas on the Main Street level, which might encourage the creation of more outdoor cafes along Main Street. I personally feel that it is unfortunate that undue media attention has been placed on the skybridge at the expense of all of the other wonderful and exceptional components of the City Creek project. I believe the City Council's approach to this issue was thoughtful, thorough and well reasoned.

• The City Creek Center development is seen as a significant step toward the revitalization of downtown Salt Lake City. What other steps need to be taken to achieve that goal?