I figured since our  business mtg.s were upcoming I’d send out the whole mayor thing now .

( not asking for anything, just sharing & I will not play politics unless asked)

first off my ever changing website

www.shawn4mayor.com

I have position statements, schedules etc. on the site for your reading entertainment

I would like to share some things I have found interesting

I find it interesting that during hard economic times business folk are still worried about their relationship with city hall   when in fact city hall needs the business folk more than ever  hell instead of business folk giving money to candidates to maintain favor (hedging bets on most cases giving money to two or more candidates) when in fact whoever wins should be giving money to business folk to continue investing in the city

Also   as I have traveled to different neighborhoods (budget mtgs in all areas of town)  I have discovered not all neighbors are like the ones we have here in midtown ( it was a refreshing discovery to say the least) I have discovered that all neighborhoods have different needs and expectations of their public servants and all commercial corridors have their own issues etc.  (midtown is awesome )

City politics are about people* ….  People don’t get what they want without tax dollars..  tax dollars from property tax, users tax, sales taxes  …….almost all, stemming from business owners   …. Some of the neighbors understand this fact  but only a few ..

(our public servants need to make this clearer to the average tax payer) thus increasing the willingness to partner with local business

People are terrified , they are afraid.  We need to increase our police & fire  presence across the city..   fire & pd salaries are already lower than all of our neighboring cities  and they will be asking for a sale tax increase soon to increase public safety $’s..  (the city could have sliced more of the pie for them prior to these lean times and prevented this tax)   is going to go down like a horse pill to taxpayers thus  may not happen.

All development  whether it be big or little is important    railyards or  gvhurley    midtown or northgate  we as citizens need to learn the value of  developers that can be complete & fill or sell their projects.

*-I have truly enjoyed the discovery of the importance of the people aspect  ..  As I have driven around the city and attended the budget mtg.s I have become humbled to the idea that it is truly a great responsibility the city has and it must be taken seriously. The city’s ability to broker good deals for all its citizens is crucial  yet needs to be transparent to maintain trust . A high calling but thus it is their job   as a public servant.

Thank you  to those that read down this far …

J

p.s.  we are  holding a  “no business as usual” rally @ peter torzas new place  idragoni  on thurs march 27^th  from 5-8     this is open to all candidates and humans    yes a media event to bring attention to the importance of human involvement in their local politics

no privacy act here feel free to share