Government Affairs
Local Government
2008 Election Candidates and Candidate Survey Responses
On April 3rd, 2008, the Associated Students of Northern Arizona University and the Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce cosponsored the Flagstaff City Council and Mayor Candidates Forum. This event gave the Mayor and City Council candidates an opportunity to speak to the voters about the major issues that define this year's campaign.
DISCLAIMER: These responses were transcribed VERBATIM from candidate surveys submitted to the Chamber of Commerce. Transcription was done by Chamber Staff who are not responsible for misspellings or typographical errors.
MAYORAL Candidates
The Honorable Joseph Donaldson
Sara Presler-Hoefle
CITY COUNCIL Candidates
Karla Brewster
Coral Evans
Morgan Hagaman
John McCulloch
Micole Shorty
Al White
Candidate Survey Responses – On The Issues – Each Question, All Candidates
1. Please list and briefly describe the three most important issues you intend to address if elected in May.
2. Describe your commitment to solutions related to the growing homeless problem in Flagstaff.
3. Outline your opinion of the Flagstaff housing market and what role you feel local government should play in attempting to influence that market. How specifically would you use local government to affect our housing market?
4. What is your position regarding Development or “Impact” Fees in Flagstaff?
5. The City of Flagstaff’s Historic Overlay Zoning District has generated a high profile lawsuit on behalf of citizens who seek to improve their properties, but are not restricted by the Overlay Zoning. What is your opinion of the Overlay Zoning? Would you have voted for/against this zoning change?
6. What role do you feel the City of Flagstaff should play with respect to economic development? Specifically, what should local government do or not do to influence economic development?
7. Do you support/oppose the adopted Downtown Management Plan? Why or Why not?
8. Describe your level of commitment to our City’s airport and its needed improvements beyond the airport runway extension.
9. What opinion do you have of the City’s approved plan to end train horn noise downtown and mitigate noise on the east side of town?
10. Would you support/oppose the City offering financial incentives, including infrastructure improvements that may assist in attracting new employers to Flagstaff? Why or Why not?
11. What are your priorities to improve transportation in, around, to, and from Flagstaff?
12. What is your position regarding the City’s new energy-efficient building codes? Specifically, do you understand the codes? Do you feel they are overreaching and unnecessary or a necessity for development in our community?
13. What is your opinion of local government competing with local, state or national businesses for services in our community?
14. Do you have an opinion on storage boxes and their use in our community?
15. What are your specific thoughts about residential and commercial development in Flagstaff?
16. How would you address commercial redevelopment opportunities in areas like Fourth Street/Sunnyside and Southside/Downtown?
17. Are you committed to maintaining the Arizona Cardinals summer training camp in Flagstaff? Do you view the partnership with the Chamber and NAU on this issue as a priority or not a priority?
18. Do you support the City’s contract with the Arizona Snowbowl to sell Snowbowl reclaimed water for snowmaking? Why or why not?
19. What are your specific thoughts on the City’s Public Works yard? How would you work to improve the current Public Works yard? Do you support relocating the yard?
20. What major capital projects does our City need? How would you propose funding these projects?
21. How do you feel about the size of Flagstaff’s government? Do we need more employees/departments? Less employees/departments? Just right? What do you feel we need to add/subtract?
22. Would you support/oppose adopting the attached “Small Business Bill of Rights” three page document attached with this survey? Why or why not? |
