Decision 2013: OP&L Candidate Questionnaire, Lacey City Council, Pos. 7

Who are these people? And why are the running for local office? To help find out, we wanted to give every candidate a chance to speak directly to you, our wise and discerning readers. Thus, this candidate questionnaire. Some of the questions were submitted by readers. Some were prepared by OP&L. (Disclosure: OP&L co-publisher Matthew Green is working with the campaigns of Sue Gunn for Port of Olympia Commissioner, and Darren Mills and Julie Hankins for Olympia City Council. Matthew did not determine the questions for those races.) The answers are straight from the candidates. We did not edit them, except to fix a few typos and grammatical errors. (Because OP&L never prints typos and grammatical errors. Ever. So shut up.)

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Position: Lacey City Council, position 7

Candidates: Virgil S. Clarkson, Walker B. Morton

1.         Should the city promote denser housing in the center of Lacey, such as in the Woodland District  around Fred Meyer and South Sound Center? Why or why not?

VC:      This candidate hates voters.*

WB:      This candidate hates voters.*

2.         Are there any new or improved city services that you would vote to raise taxes for, and if so, which services?

VC:      This candidate hates voters.*

WB:      This candidate hates voters.*

3.         Do you support impact fees on new development in Lacey? Why or why not?

VC:      This candidate hates voters.*

WB:      This candidate hates voters.*

4.         Should Lacey’s urban growth area be bigger, smaller, or left as it is? Why or why not?

VC:      This candidate hates voters.*

WB:      This candidate hates voters.*

5.         What is the appropriate role for your jurisdiction in working with others – such as the county and intercity transit – to meet the goals laid out by the Sustainable Thurston Task Force? 

VC:      This candidate hates voters.*

WB:      This candidate hates voters.*

* Seriously, this candidate hates voters. We warned every candidate, in repeated messages, that if they failed to submit answers to the questionnaire, we would print these precise words next to their name. They ran for a position of public trust, and yet they can’t be bothered to answer reasonable questions to inform the voters on their views? Hmmm, sounds to us like they hate voters.