2008 Woodie Awards
Candidates for city council opening try to earn votes from Lubbock residents
Naomi Kaskela
Issue date: 5/1/07 Section: News
Candidates for the empty City Council District 3 seat were given the opportunity to present statements and answer questions at a forum Monday night.
The forum, which was presented at Monterey High School and hosted by the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, brought candidates Kevin Glasheen, Richard Quade, Todd Klein and Frank Sikes together.
Candidates - running to replace Gary Boren, who resigned from the position in March - addressed questions ranging from issues affecting the whole city, such as the future of water, to issues specifically concerning District 3, including the current condition of 34th Street.
In his opening statement, Kevin Glasheen, a Lubbock attorney, said if elected, he would bring unity and leadership to the City Council.
"I think having three teenagers qualifies me for taking care of the problems down at City Hall," he said. "I want to bring common sense to City Hall."
Glasheen said "nonsense" such as issues surrounding the red light cameras and the Chippendales incident earlier this year have to stop, and he said he would focus on code enforcement.
"If I'm elected, I will listen to the citizens of Lubbock, and I think that is something we have not had enough of in the City Hall," he said.
Fiscal responsibility is something else Klein said he believes needs to happen in the city government.
Richard Quade, a Texas Tech professor of physics, spoke of Lubbock as the West Texas capitol of academics and culture, among other things.
The lack of jobs for Tech graduates was one issue he addressed.
"If we have a problem in Lubbock, it is that a lot of our graduates from Texas Tech have to move to Dallas, Houston or Austin to find an appropriate job," he said.
He said attracting businesses and keeping those businesses in Lubbock is important.
The other three candidates, Frank Sikes, real estate appraiser and realtor, Glasheen and Klein said they are in favor of business as well.
The forum, which was presented at Monterey High School and hosted by the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, brought candidates Kevin Glasheen, Richard Quade, Todd Klein and Frank Sikes together.
Candidates - running to replace Gary Boren, who resigned from the position in March - addressed questions ranging from issues affecting the whole city, such as the future of water, to issues specifically concerning District 3, including the current condition of 34th Street.
In his opening statement, Kevin Glasheen, a Lubbock attorney, said if elected, he would bring unity and leadership to the City Council.
"I think having three teenagers qualifies me for taking care of the problems down at City Hall," he said. "I want to bring common sense to City Hall."
Glasheen said "nonsense" such as issues surrounding the red light cameras and the Chippendales incident earlier this year have to stop, and he said he would focus on code enforcement.
"If I'm elected, I will listen to the citizens of Lubbock, and I think that is something we have not had enough of in the City Hall," he said.
Fiscal responsibility is something else Klein said he believes needs to happen in the city government.
Richard Quade, a Texas Tech professor of physics, spoke of Lubbock as the West Texas capitol of academics and culture, among other things.
The lack of jobs for Tech graduates was one issue he addressed.
"If we have a problem in Lubbock, it is that a lot of our graduates from Texas Tech have to move to Dallas, Houston or Austin to find an appropriate job," he said.
He said attracting businesses and keeping those businesses in Lubbock is important.
The other three candidates, Frank Sikes, real estate appraiser and realtor, Glasheen and Klein said they are in favor of business as well.
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