Why am I running for Mayor?

                I am running for Mayor because I am fed up with the status quo of city government.  There have been long standing problems that have not been dealt with because of poor execution on the part of management.  There are issues that are continuing to fester even though the city has had many years to deal with them such as the police force, budget, waste to energy plant and fleeing business’s.  This is exactly what I intend to correct.  I will run the city with nothing being put off because it is not politically beneficial.  Putting things off and hoping that they will not become an issue until after the next election is not an acceptable option in my book.  I have no aspirations to be in politics long term, if I am elected, I am giving myself 4 years to implement new processes to decrease waste, create a more business friendly environment to increase jobs and bring new industries to Spokane.  I also intend to strengthen our police force so that they are capable of responding to all calls including property crime.  We will leverage the local resources to entice new business to come to Spokane.  We have a very capable workforce that is not being properly represented by the government that they depend on.  I do not however intend on increasing the size of government.  I believe government should provide a good business environment through reasonable regulation and connecting new business with local resources such as suppliers of parts or services but it is not to provide financial backing to any private project.  If a project makes good business sense then private investors will present their own funding without putting public money at risk.  Anything less than the completion of the above will be viewed as failure in my eyes.  My wife, children and the community of Spokane deserve nothing less.