Voters offer thoughts on Tuesday's municipal election
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/160382/voters-offer-tho...
“I just wanted the right people in the right position. I think McDavid and Kespohl are both doing a great job. I wanted 911 to pass. I don’t think the city has the right to take property that isn’t blighted.” — Linda Buchheit, 55, ultrasonographer "I’m going to go ahead and support (the 911 tax). I think if we want to be safe and to be able to keep our community covered, we need to support joint communications. I think we learned through 9/11 that we have to support the communication process.” — Michael Bland, 43, works in information technology at MU “My wife and I are voting junkies, I guess. You could say the personnel were the important issues: the mayor and the district people. Bob McDavid and Kespohl, I like the forward ideas they have for the city. I think Bob McDavid did a great job with the airport. I think it’s important, the airport. It’s critically important for the city. Yes for 911, and I think they should pass the amendment to prevent eminent domain.” — Joe Goldfarb, 72, retired men’s swim coach and College of Education employee for MU Columbia Public Library, 100 W. Broadway "I think we need some new leadership. I think the current political leaders in this community have made some big mistakes the last few years. Take a look at the parking garage downtown." — Jim Swearengen, 68, lawyer "I think the 911 tax is a huge waste of our resources and our tax money. I think we can do better than the incumbents." — Richard Maseles, 60, lawyer "While I recognize the need for (911) funding, I recognized that this time around they were asking for too much." — Terry Phillips, 55, certified public accountant "There's a lot of things I'm not happy about. A good example is the 911 tax. It's terrible that we're financing our city with a sales tax. That's a regressive tax." — George Smith, 72, MU professor
14 of 16
3/31/14 2:34 PM