SaltLakeSpeaks e-mailed an invitation to each City Council candidate in District #6 to participate in a Blog Debate - of sorts. We were pleased that all but one candidate has accepted and provided us their answers to the debate questions.
Our intent is to provide members of our community a look into the minds of each candidate early in the primary election. Hopefully it gives you an opportunity to vote based on some of the issues the candidates will face if elected rather than you voting for who places the most neighborhood signs.
District 6 Area and Candidates
The City Council District 6 chair is being vacated by Dave Buhler, current candidate for Salt Lake City Mayor. Dave did a terrific job representing the district for 7+ years and is a leading candidate for Salt Lake Mayor. Dave has one of the best candidate web-sites I've seen. Check it out here http://www.daveformayor.org/.
District 6 neighborhoods include Bonneville Hills, St. Mary's, Indian Hills, Oak Hills, Sunnyside, Yalecrest, Sugar House, Wasatch Hollow, H Rock, Sunset Oaks, and Foothill. The District also includes the University of Utah, University Village, Research Park, Fort Douglas, Hogle Zoo, This is the Place Heritage Park, Foothill Village shopping area and Bonneville Golf Course.
The candidates for District 6 include:
William Huckins, Ellen R. Reddick, Roger J. McConkie, and JT Martin
Salt Lake City Blog Debate Format
Each candidate was e-mailed 6 topics and questions on those topics. We requested they email us a brief bio sketch and their responses to the 6 topics. SaltLakeSpeaks will post the bios and candidate responses to the questions "unedited" in combined, sequential posts (does that make sense)?
We requested they keep their bios under 150 words and responses to the questions under 200 words. I'm sure that will be a challenge for them.
After each question and responses are posted the candidates and other readers may comment with and add additional information.
Comments will be moderated by the web-master. We will not allow offensive language, personal attacks or comments not related to the campaign and issues.
Salt Lake City Blog Debate Topics
The topics and questions provided to each candidate are:
- Parleys Historic National Park - Should it be off-leash?
- Should there be an East-side Police precinct?
- Should Sugarhouse and Airport spurs be added to Light-rail? When?
- Do you support the Downtown-Rising initiative? Should Salt Lake provide any funding for the initiative?
- Should a Meth Lab ordinance be approved designating required disclosures and accountability for clean-up? Should all homes identified as Meth contaminated be permanently listed on a register for public awareness?
- In-fill zoning restrictions (Garage-Mahal). What do you think about the ordinance?
We encourage active participation from you the reader of this blog. If you have other questions you think are relevant to District 6 or Salt Lake City at-large, please submit them here. The candidates who have cooperated have been very open and willing to participate and respond.
Following are the Blog Debate Posts:
Candidate Bios
Should Parleys Historic Nature Park be off-leash?
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