It's Time to Go On the Record

If you're a candidate for City Council or the Mayor's office it's time to get some straight answers to some serious questions. No political double speak, no softballs here is your chance to put it on the record for all to see.

Below are seven questions, critical to St. Petersburg's future.

If you're a candidate we all challenge you to post your answers to these questions in the Comment Section below, or set up an account (it's very easy) and blog your answers.

Here are the candidates as of this date. Let's see who has the courage and the integrity to go on the record in social media and tell you what they think and what they will do.

Candidates: (Up to date list at City Elections)

Mayor
Anthony Lenardo Cates
Email: anthonycates4mayor@gmail.com

Paul Joseph Congemi
Email: None

Kathleen Sweeney Ford
Email: Kathleen@Fordlawfirm.net

David William (Bill) Foster
Email: dwfwhf@aol.com

Rick David Kriseman
Email: rickkriseman@tampabay.rr.com

District 2
James Richard Kennedy, Jr.
Email: jim@jrklaw.com

District 4
Dr. David McKalip
Email: dmckalip@neuro3.net

Darden Janell Rice
Email: darden.rice@mac.com

District 6
Sharon Russ
Email: freedomlady222@yahoo.com

District 8
Alexander C. Duensing
Email: Lexlander@gmail.com

Amy Elizabeth Foster
Email: amy@amyforstpete.com

William B. Hurley
Email: LBWB4@Live.com

Questions:

1. Should the LENS come to a referendum, will you support voting to stop the project.

2. Do you support closing the Pier?

3. Will you move to end the red light camera program?

4. Do you support the Rays talking to anyone in Pinellas County or Hillsborough County about a stadium site?

5. Do you support the neighborhood association concept and what will you do to specifically help rebuild this City asset?

6. Do you support hiring a new Police Chief?

7. What specifically what will you do to begin to reduce crime and improve the quality of life in South St. Pete?

And for the record, cop out answers like see my WEB site, social media is irrelevant, now is not the time, or I will address that later will simply put you in the same bucket with the current batch of ineffective Council members and a lackluster Mayor.

Just to make sure everybody on the list, with the exception of Mr. Congemi (who does not yet have e-mail), gets this, why don't you click on the e-mail icon below and send it to them. Their mail addresses are above.

E-mail Doc at: dr.webb@verizon.net, or send me a Facebook Friend request.

Campaign Disclosures: Contributor to Darden Rice Campaign