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Edmonton Journal Civic ElectionCandidate QuestionnaireDon Koziak, 46. Running for Councillor, Ward 2
E-mail [email protected]
Website donkoziak.ca
What are the three biggest issues in your campaign?
Your number one issue, and why?Edmonton City Centre Airport. Like all Airports, the City Centre Airport is a driver of economicactivity. That means jobs, livelihoods, and the economic multipliers and taxes that these bring toour city. Even if these jobs could be transferred to the International, (they can't), the City ofEdmonton should be promoting jobs here, not in Leduc County. I wish this weren't my number 1
issue, but closing down the Instrument Landing Runway to promote the fantasy of high densityresidential has taken us to crossroads in the city. This wasn't an issue at all in the last electionand no one campaigned last time to close it down.
Number two issue, and why?Debt. The current environment of low interest rates has enabled the City to borrow money at anunprecedented rate, and it needs to stop. Once interest rates rise, as they inevitably will,taxpayers are going to be left not just with the big loan, but a huge debt servicing bill.
Number three issue, and why?Taxes. Once the debt servicing starts to kick in, and if we continue to chase jobs and industry outof our city, the problem of paying for it all could lead to even higher taxes. Taxes which havebeen growing above the rate of inflation already.
Which should be a higher spending priority for council, LRT construction or road
construction, and why?Roads. LRT is a efficient way of moving many people from a few places to a few other places. Intotal there are currently 6 stops on the LRT South of the river and 9 North of the river. LRT is nota good way of moving goods or services. We need good roads to move all the essential goods,services, and people from the hundreds of thousands of places that they are, to the hundreds ofthousands of places that they want to be.
City council has turned down a motion to hold a non-binding plebiscite on keeping
the City Centre Airport as a general aviation facility. Should the new council
reopen the airport issue?Yes. Although, I don't see the airport issue having been closed Do you live in the ward where you're running?Yes
How important is social media to your campaign?2 out of 5
What is your favourite blog?
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What is the last book you read?Aynn Rand The Fountainhead
What is the last piece of music you listened to?Jack Johnson, Sleep Through the Static .
What is your favourite beer? Answer this question to humour Mark Suits,Edmonton Journal beer bloggerDos Equis XX
Favourite place in Edmonton, outside your home?My deck is outside my home. It's easy to get to, and no one complains if I smoke a cigar andsavour a single malt.
Three fantasy guests you'd like to have dinner with, and why? Can be living, dead
or fictionalAyn Rand, she must have been interesting. Ayrton Senna, driving was in his DNA. Brad Pitt,we're about the same age, and he could bring his wife.
What type of car do you drive? Make, model and yearMini Cooper 2008
What is the best advice you ever received To thine own self be true