Attracting Google

What have you done to attract Google to downtown Ypsilanti? If the answer is “nothing,” why not?

Republican Past?

Steve, rumor has it that you have been a Republican in the past. Is this true and if so why the change?

Your Property / Your Financial Stake in Ypsi

What property and financial stakes do you have in Ypsilanti?

Diversity in Hiring and Promoting

What experience do you have in creating policies and procedures that ensure fair and diverse hiring and promotions?

Diversity

What does ‘diversity’ mean and look like to you?

Parking Meters

Would you consider lowering the parking ‘fine’ to two or three dollars for expired meters?

Entertainment for Youth and Family

I would like to know if there can be more activities for the children and the whole family – for example, 50-cent or one dollar movies, golf and games, or something like Chuck E. Cheese or Little Caesar’s playland – and more entertainment for the children and your family something to do in the downtown area.

City Charter

How do you feel about the City Charter being changed and becoming one Ypsilanti with Ypsilanti Twp. and Superior Twp.?

Asthma and Ypsi

Why does Ypsilanti have one of the highest rates of asthma in the state and what are you going to do about it?

Developing Downtown

How will you foster development in Ypsi’s downtown?

No Corridor in Depot Town

The Ann Arbor to Detroit corridor transit study does not include a stop in Depot Town. How will you work to make it stop in Ypsi and not Willow Run?

Ann Arbor / Ypsi Bus Service

Why are low-income workers who work in Ann Arbor (U-M, etc.) having to worry about whether the buses are going to be running?

City/Township/County Future Intertwined

More than ever, the future of the surrounding townships and the county are intertwined with the future of Ypsi City. Can you name any specific initiatives that would reinforce this, inside and outside the city?

Free Speech / Graphic Images

Ypsilanti is a community that believes in free speech, but recent displays of graphic images portraying abortioin have been troubling. Where do you stand on the issue of public display of graphic images portraying violence against others, pornography, or mutilation?

Democratic Tenure

How long have you been a Democrat and what involvement have you had that demonstrates this political viewpoint and for how long?

City & Township

How realistic is the idea of combining the city and the township and why have we not had serious conversations around the issue? Would you like to see this happen?

Sidewalk Broken Glass

I live in the Riverside Neighborhood, where broken glass is everpresent on the sidewalks. This may seem trivial, but I pay taxes and it bothers me. What do you propose?

Ypsi’s Image

Ypsilanti is perceived by surrounding communities as a low-income, mostly rental community that is unattractive for new homebuyers and businesses. What are your plans for changing these perceptions and how do you plan to encourage more young families to buy homes in Ypsilanti?

Public Transportation

How will you ensure that public transportation is available (and increased) in the future?