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2007 election questionnaire — Roger James McConkie

I'm disappointed in McConkie's answers, especially his attack on JT for having his children in a private school. How do I know this is true, and how do I know that his kids don't have special needs that are unaddressed by public schools due to lack of funding? So low.

And the public safety bond is a flippin Taj Mahal. I want someone like JT who will encourage strict oversight of the project, so we avoid another massive cost over run like the Leonardo. There is nothing wrong with asking that our city council watch our tax dollars like hawks.

And another comment to include the WHOLE story.
�I�m a huge disappointment to both families,� he jokes. He had plenty of opportunity to become a developer, but he declined. Not in his genetic makeup, he says.
Martin says he knows how these developer types operate, how they pressure. �I�m 12 years older than my wife, and my father-in-law worked hard to get me not to marry her. I do my own thing.�
On the council, that �thing� would be advocating for his community, like his yard signs say: �In the district all day every day.�
McConkie responds: �I don�t think that a city councilor�s job is to be the sole representative of his district.� The issues go beyond the neighborhood, says McConkie, a litigator who says he�s learned to problem-solve and find �reasonable solutions.�
In his first 180 days, Martin promises to implement a mobile crime watch, a plan for reducing energy use and traffic speed. �I don�t know how a church leader and partner in a prestigious law firm can really dedicate the time,� Martin says of his opponent.

The final piece:
Well, he won�t. McConkie won�t be a full-time councilman. He won�t run a $40,000 campaign, he says. McConkie is reporting $26,535. And he won�t sweat the conflicts.
After all, both candidates have them.