We must keep our families and our neighbors safe from crime. I firmly support downtown safety cameras; my opponent voted against them. I say we need more officers on the street; my opponent voted to spend public resources to hire a city Sustainability Director and to earmark $100,000 for his special little projects. While my opponent was voting for city chicken coops and more bike-lane extravagance, there were almost 3,000 police calls to Ward 3’s Whitegate area alone since January 1, 2009. When it comes to keeping our neighborhoods safe, I stand with our cops in crime fighting.

What do you think would make Columbia a safer community?