Dr. Brad Wenstrup, a lifetime resident of Cincinnati, is the 2009 Republican candidate for Mayor of Cincinnati. Wenstrup is a member of the U.S. Army Reserve and ran his own medical practice in downtown Cincinnati from 1986 to 2001. The Cincinnati Beacon reached out to the Wenstrup campaign on numerous occasions in attempts to get responses to our questions. Below is the outcome of our efforts:
CB: You suggest revitalizing neighborhoods with a model like between 3CDC and Over-the-Rhine. 3CDC received public subsidies to purchase abandoned buildings. How can this model work in the neighborhoods? Do you support more subsidies for private corporations to purchase buildings?
BW: (No response provided)
CB: You say the Environmental Justice Ordinance kills jobs. Can you point to one job that has been "killed" since the very recent implementation of this ordinance?
BW: (No response provided)
CB: What is one example by which a mayor can specifically stimulate job growth for minority-owned and women-owned businesses?
BW: (No response provided)
CB: What aspect of the streetcar's funding structure is "wasteful"? Do you deny that the streetcar brings economic development? If so, on what basis? If not, then why not support the plan?
BW: (No response provided)
CB: Is there a relationship between human service funding and crime? What role should human service funding play during tough budgetary scenarios?
BW: (No response provided)
CB: You call "spraygrounds" more modern than swimming pools. How are disadvantaged children supposed to learn how to swim?
BW: (No response provided)
CB: You say you support no cuts to the "frontline" in police and fire. What about administration? How many cuts can you support to bloated administrative costs with fire and police? How quickly will you implement these cuts?
BW: (No response provided)
CB: If elected, would you be willing to meet with online activists in designing a more transparent interface for tracking City Hall actions?
BW: (No response provided)
CB: You say you want to be engaged as mayor, attending public comment sessions. Will you require councilmembers to be attentive, or is it acceptable to use Twitter in open council chambers?
BW: (No response provided)
CB: If you went to a different community council once a week, you'd only see each community once a year. Isn't "Mayor's Night In" a more effective strategy to hear from concerned voters?
BW: (No response provided)
This interview is cross posted here.
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Clever.
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