One of the most important jobs of a politician is to listen to what their constituents, or the people that may elect them to office, are saying, and listening, generally, instead of pontificating on their own ideas and polishing up their speeches. So I have been listening. Keep in mind that these points are coming directly from the people of Federal Way, and that I may or may not agree with particular points, here, but I do realize that if I'm elected to the Council, my job is to represent what the majority of the people want, and sometimes to persuade and vote from my own point of view if there is a fairly close divide amongst the people. My apology if I didn't list something that you told me, but this first Feedback from the People is going basically by recollection right now as I didn't write down anything, though hoping to be more comprehensive as time goes by.
Campaign website: A For Federal Way Citizens Campaign
[revised on 2/28/15]
- A woman and her daughter have told me that crime is a problem, and something that needs to be addressed.
- A few people have told me that they didn't like the purchase of the old Target building/property in the downtown area. Councilwoman Susan Honda was the lone dissenter in the entire 8.2 million dollar Target Property purchase, and her dissenting vote is increasingly becoming popular, it seems.
- Several people have said that F.W. needs to do better in helping the homeless.
- One man suggested that F.W. buys the Weyerhaeuser property that the company will be vacating or has vacated, and implied that innovative ideas by the City would make the purchase sustainable.
- Another man said that accountability of city officials needs to be of constant concern as it's lacking, now.
Campaign website: A For Federal Way Citizens Campaign
[revised on 2/28/15]
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