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METRO LOUISVILLE CANDIDATES

Candidate’s Name:  Shelby Lanier, Jr.

Running for:    District 2

1.         What would you like voters to know about your background?

            I have a proven record of public service and standing up for truth and justice and I will not go along to get.  Also I am a team player as long as the team are playing the right game and by the rules of the game.

2.         Why are you running for office?  What do you hope to accomplish if elected?

            To serve in a capacity that will improve the quality of life of the citizens of this community.  I would like to bring about a government that will provide services to all citizens that is at the highest level regardless of which district they may be a resident of.

3.         What do you think is the proper and/or legitimate role of government in a ‘free’ society?

            To provide for the health safety protection & rights of the citizens living in a free society.

4.         Do you think our tax rates are about right, too high, or too low, and do you propose to keep them at the same level or to raise or lower them if you are elected?

            Would not make any proposal before doing an objective study.

5.         Can you name any current tax that you would repeal?  Any fee?

            Not at this point.

6.         Do you think the taxpayers should fund or be responsible for the debt on a new sports arena?

            Have to look at the total picture and more information than what I have from the newspaper and TV medias before I express my opinion.

7.         Do you think the taxpayers should fund or be responsible for the debt on other privately-owned projects, such as hotels and restaurants?  

            No

8.         What do you think the government should do to help attract businesses to the area or to improve the local economy?

            Everything it can within its authority to do.

9.         Do you think that operating any local business for profit is a privilege, for which a citizen should apply for a permit, paying a fee or tax?  If so, which businesses should be required to obtain permits and pay fees, and why?

            Need to have more understanding concerning use of word “privilege”   Other unanswered questions that I have before I would attempt a response to this question.

10.       Do you support the proposed light rail plan for Louisville?  Have you compared the costs of light rail to other options, such as construction of additional highways, in terms of cost per passenger mile traveled?  If so, how does light rail compare?

            I support light rail for Louisville.  Have not examined the “proposed” plan and have no data available to respond to this question.

11.       Do you think we should continue vehicle emissions testing (VET) in Louisville?

            No

12.       Do you support continued taxation to subsidize TARC?

            Have not seen necessary information in order to state if I would support continued taxation.

13.       Do you support deregulation of the taxicab industry to permit anyone who meets safety standards to compete in providing transportation services such as cabs and shuttle vans?

            yes

14.       Are there any services currently provided by the city or county that you would eliminate?  If so, what are they?

            no

15.       Are there any services not currently provided by the city or county that you would add?  If so, what are they and how would you pay for them?

            no

16.       Are there any laws currently on the books that you would allow to sunset?  If so, what are they?

            Would have to do study concerning this question which would include having examined the laws currently on the books before making a response to this question.

17.       Do you think there should be any laws restricting our ability to own guns for self-defense?  If so, what restrictions do you support?

18.       We continue to have killings and violence in our community relating to the war on drugs.  What would you do to improve this situation?

            Present to you a holiste plan that I believe will improve the situation.

19.       Do you believe that police training should include recognition of a disturbed mentally ill person and the technique for non-harmful handling of a mentally ill person?

            Yes.  The issue is not about the training because the police receive the training just as I received the training as a police officer.  The problem is that some police officers do not use the training and will continue disregarding what they have been taught as to treatment of people be they mentally disturbed, black people, poor people as long as these officers are not held personally hold responsible and accountable.

20.       What, if any, restrictions do you think local government should place on a property owner’s right to use his own property?  If you think there should be restrictions, do you think the local government should compensate the property owner for any loss in property value caused by these restrictions?

            To subjective.  My answer would be based on having more specific information.

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