Your City Council Candidates In Their Own Words
Notes-
Thank you to all candidates and to all voters who utilized the North Adams Informed Voter Commons. The questions and answers will remain posted as a reference point as we move forward. It has been an interesting and rewarding experience to play some part in the North Adams democratic process. Thanks also to all those who sent me letters of encouragement and appreciation. If there is a need for this format in the future it will be done. There seems to be a flowering of civil engagement in the political process in our town. Better still, it seems to be powered by a people full of ideas and hope for the future. I hope the discussions, participation and exchange of ideas will continue to invigorate North Adams and lead our town into a new and better future.
Sincerely,
Tony Israel
- The polls are now closed. Candidate Responses are no longer being accepted
- As of 11/01/09 8:29 the following candidates have responded and their responses have been posted in their own words- Lisa Blackmer, Michael S. Boland, Keith J. Bona, David A. Bond, Eric R. Buddington, David A. Lamarre, Alan Marden, Gregory Roach, and Dennis J. Whitney.
The following candidates have not yet responded- Michael Bloom, Ronald Boucher, Gailanne Cariddi, Marie Harpin, Robert R. Moulton Jr.,
Responses Will Be Accepted Until Polls Are Closed
New Link (for additional info) -
On October 30th the North Adams Transcript posed its own questions to the candidates. All candidates do appear in this article. To view this article click on the link below-
North Adams City Council hopefuls share thoughts [North Adams Transcript, Mass.]
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/10/30/4455287.htm_____________
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The Process-
In an effort to promote easy access to information about all candidates running for office in this important upcoming election the following questions will be presented to all those running for the office of City Council. The questions are completely non-partisan in nature and the answers are to be recorded directly in the words of the candidates themselves. The goal is to give the voters of North Adams one place to familiarize themselves with the candidates for the City Council. The questions and answers will be posted on this blog and will be accessible to all.
Candidates should feel free to include links to their websites or contact information as part of their biographies so that voters can further inform themselves about their candidacies.
Excepting the first question, all questions should be answered in as concise a fashion as you, the candidate, sees fit.
The Questions-
- In one paragraph please give a brief biography and, if you wish, your contact information.
- What is your vision for a reinvigorated North Adams 10 years down the road?
- What is the roll of the city council in North Adams government and how should a city councilor’s vision of North Adams come into play in the course of governing North Adams?
- Give concrete examples of how you would tackle three or more of the following issues.
- Employment in North Adams
- Poverty In North Adams
- Housing in North Adams
- Crime in North Adams
- Attracting business to North Adams
- Preserving, utilizing, and promoting the Natural Resources of North Adams
- Engaging the people, skills, and talents, of North Adams toward a better North Adams
- Engaging with and utilizing the neighbors and the region surrounding North Adams
- The Downtown of North Adams
*(See links in the upper right to candidate responses)
