Monday, March 1, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A • Page 3
Commission candidates questioned
By Heather Woodward Kansan staff writer
At tomorrow's primary Lawrence City Commission election, nine candidates will vie for six spots in the general election on April 6. Each candidate responded to three questions about their position in the upcoming election:
1. What motivated you to run for city commission?
2. What qualifications do you have that make you a strong candidate for the city commission?
3. What are the most important issues in Lawrence right now?
Paul Matthew Bryant
Age:31
Education: B.S. in Computer Science at Grand Valley State University in Alkendale, Mich.
Occupation: Part-time janitor for B.A.S.I.C. Cleaners.
Familv: Unmarried with no children
Family. Unmarried with no children.
1. "I would not be running for public office if I was not certain I was both qualified and competent. The challenge is to overcome the stigma of poverty and show Lawrence voters that even a homeless person can be intelligent, educated, sane, sober, motivated and entrusted with governance of the city."
2. "What will distinguish me the most is my commitment to mingling with the people of Lawrence. And to find ways to bring them together to serve the community, rather than relying on the government to provide everything the city needs."
3. "Lawrence needs a public transportation system.I think a combination of regular fixed-route bus service and smaller special-purpose direct-response shuttles will meet the needs of the greatest number of people."
David Dunfield
Age 46 Education: B.A. in Art History and East Asian Studies, M.A. in Art History and M.A. in Architecture from the University of Kansas
Occupation: Architect at Glenn Livingood Penzler
Architects P.A.
Family Married with one child.
1. "My progression in experiencing other places to live taught me that Lawrence is a pretty special place. I want to find a way to help maintain those qualities that made me come back here to live."
2. "My experience as an architect will really help on the city commission because as an architect I have to
think about things like budgets and scheduling and the technical side of things. It will help keep a vision of the whole project."
3. "I'm a real advocate of downtown development. I think downtown should expand within its boundaries and not into the neighborhoods around it. It makes sense for the city to make and investment in downtown and to continue to do so is sensible."
Denise Gibson
Age:37
Education: B.A. in Crime and Delinquency Studies and Spanish, M.A. in Human Development and Family Living from the University of Kansas
Family: Married with two children.
Occupation: Professional development manager for The Farm Inc., a nonprofit organization.
Famity. Married with two children 1. "Five years ago, as a member of the P.T.A., we asked the commission for a traffic beacon at 19th and Massachusetts streets. Our request fell on deaf ears. I decided to run because I want the city, the school district and the universities to work together for the best of Lawrence."
for the best of Lawrence.
2. "I've lived in Lawrence for 18 years. I've been a homeowner for 14 years. I'm a parent and a professional. I know what it's like to work through the red tape."
3. "I want to see managed growth in Lawrence. I want to make sure that taxpayers don't have to pay more money to maintain the high quality of life in the neighborhoods. I strongly support the idea of public transportation, which I think has been on the back burner for too long. It's time it gets done."
O. Scott Henderson
Age:58
Education: Concordia High School diploma. Occupation: Retired supervisor with Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Cards, Inc.
Family:Married with two grown children.
1. "I retired from Hallmark last year, and I've always been interested in the political process."
2. "I worked for 32 years as a manager and supervisor with 20 to 40 people reporting to me. I have negotiated skills and people skills. As a supervisor, I had to constantly change my style to keep up with the different people I was working with."
3. "Right now, the way the city is developing is creating pockets of poverty. In North Lawrence, there is no grocery store and
no doctor's office. North Lawrence and East Lawrence are so key to the success of the entire community. I think it's important to talk to the people who elect you and then go off their ideas. I understand who I'd be working for and I'd represent them."
Age 64
Education: B.S. in Education and Language Arts,
M.S. in Science and Education, and Ph.D. in Administration from the University of Kansas.
James R. Henry
Occupation: Retired Associate Placement Director at the University of Kansas.
Family. Married with two grown children.
1. "I want to be able to give back to Lawrence some of what it's given to me. I can't even begin to give back enough, but I can try."
Age:64
2. "I've been a longtime member of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, where I've encouraged downtown growth. Now that I'm retired, I can do more to
3. "The major issue is public transportation. There are so many people in Lawrence that can't get where they need to go. We need to provide affordable transportation that is affordable for the rider and for the city.The current demand-response system works OK, but it needs to be enhanced.We need to expand fixed-route transportation."
town grown. Now that in reefs, you can explore more of the issues that have an effect on all of us."
Brenda McFadden
Age: 30
Education: B.S. in Business and B.S. in Accounting
University of Kansas
Occupation: C.P.A. and owner of McFadden & Associates
Family: Married with one child.
1. "Lawrence has been really good to me. I went to school here and I have a thriving business here. I think it's important to have leadership without an agenda at all. It's just time for me to give something back to my community."
2. "I'm really open-minded. My profession is also a great opportunity for me because I've read budgets, and I
understand what they mean. A lot of times in my profession I have to stay in the middle and see both sides and then do what is fair to both sides."
3. "There's a real call in Lawrence for public transportation. That is something that senior citizens and students will both appreciate. As issues come along we will deal with them. I don't have an agenda. That's not why I ran."
Age:35
David McKinzey
McKinzey could not be located for an interview.
G. Wavne Parks
Age. 15
Education: Estridge High School diploma.
Education: EBTELEG
Occupation: Director manager from Goodyear Tires,
Bonanza Widower seven grown children.
1. "The growth in Lawrence is good for some segments of the economy. But I want to know who earns that money and who spends it. We're spending a whole lot of money on recreation when we should be spending money on tax incentives."
2. "I have experience in my age. I was born just before the 1929 stock market crash. My dad lost his farm in 1933. I milked cows by age five, and my dad moved to four other farms after that. I worked for
3. "If you get your mind set on one or two issues, then other issues get ignored. The city has been so engrossed in growth that it has failed to make compensation for traffic. I think the growth in Lawrence has outgrown its capability in terms of enforcement and in zoning and building regulations."
Goodyear Tires for 28 years. I know about management and business and farming. I know how each segment of society feels."
Mike Rundle
Education: B.A. in Human Development and Family Living from the University of Kansas.
Age:45
Occupation: Membership Services Coordinator and
Newsletter Editor at Community Mercantile.
Family: Unmarried with no children.
1. "I've been sitting on the sidelines not enjoying how some issues have been handled. I want to see that I have a hand in what is going on."
2. "I have prior service on the city commission. I won't have that learning curve that comes with being new. I will be able to start right away taking initiatives."
laid the groundwork for cooperation by having elementary schools combine with recreation and city service facilities. I think we need to plan a lot more carefully if that's going to be a real benefit for the community. We need to be careful about how our tax dollars are being spent. The city commission could use someone working full-time to monitor the performance of city programs and city funds."
will be able to start right away. 2. "The city, the county and the school board have
—Edited by Jodi Smith
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