Four Questions with Charles Langley
Q: What makes you think you are the most qualified candidate in your race?
While I certainly respect my primary opponent, it is my strong belief that our campaign best represents the beliefs and interests of the Fourth District. Like a multitude of my neighbors, I am fiscally conservative, I excel as a professional, receiving accolades and praise for my performance in the classroom for Southwest students, I am devout in my Christian beliefs, and I maintain a moderate approach to government. We need a strong voice connected to the beliefs and interests of our district on the Fort Wayne City Council and on May 8 I believe the choice is clear.
Q: What personal attribute do you hope to bring to city council if elected?
The seats held on Fort Wayne Common Council should reflect the lives of many residents in our community. The council currently lacks a young professional voice, one that excels in education and is in touch with the schools and students in our community. It will take someone who is dedicated to education and bridging the gap between local businesses and our schools to solve the current brain drain we face in Fort Wayne. As well, a voice that represents professionals on average, middle class salaries is needed. As a property owner, I am well aware of mine and my neighbors concerns regarding tax dollars and how this revenue is spent by the government. As I am conservative with my own money, citizens can expect to never see me waste taxpayer dollars, feed ridiculous government spending habits, coordinate an effort to increase taxes, or establish new taxing entities. Fort Wayne residents already pay enough into nine taxing authorities, including the airport and library.
Q: What issue(s) are at the forefront for what you want to address?
Not Increasing Taxes while Improving the Economy
We are a newly formed district in the City of Fort Wayne with thousands of new residents recently annexed by the government. It would be easy for members of the Council to take advantage of us and ask for more revenue with the new influx of residents. Under my leadership this will NOT happen. Any tax matter that does not substantially and directly benefit our district will meet my zealous opposition and fiercest dissent. I will also work with current businesses to better market our city, ranked the most affordable by the Frontier Centre on Public Policy, for increased economic growth and jobs in the Fourth District and in Fort Wayne.
Improve Roads and Transportation
The roads and transportation in our district are congested and full of bottlenecks and inconveniences. This harms the potential for commercial and economic growth in the District. I will fight to expand and renovate some the roads in the Fourth District. The State of Indiana will expand Highway 14 and I will work for even more innovative traffic solutions on Illinois Road as well as the roads and surrounding areas of Jefferson Boulevard, Covington Road, and Aboite Center Road. Further, I will act to ensure that the Ardmore thoroughfare and the roads and neighborhoods that surround it are maintained and given the proper attention they deserve. The roads of Waynedale will finally receive desperately needed care and renovations, especially in regards to chip and seal streets.
Maintain and Improve City Services
With thousands of new residents in the Fourth District, it is essential that we have the very best police, fire, and emergency service available to the citizens of Fort Wayne. I will make certain that our neighborhoods continue to be safe and that all residents will continue to have the peace of mind that the city if affording them every available resource. While Aqua Indiana does a fine job providing vital services to the citizens of the Fourth District, I believe increased cooperation with City Utilities can substantially improve the water and sanitation services provided to residents of the Fourth District. I will personally mediate and work to establish cooperation between Aqua Indiana and City Utilities, to ensure that each and every citizen of the District receive the best water and sanitation service without unnecessary additional cost.
Improve Cooperation with City and County Agencies
Some duplicate agencies of the city and county are financially wasteful and staggeringly inefficient. The current system is both more expensive and provides lesser services than a cooperative system could accomplish. The consequences of our inaction in some areas could result in potentially disastrous situations. I will work to establish cooperation and unity between more City and County agencies, especially street departments, parks and recreational services, purchasing powers, human resources, and emergency communications. This will greatly increase the efficiency and quality of services available to all Allen County residents, while reducing the overall cost of the agencies to City and County taxpayers.
Q: Soapbox question. Anything else you'd like to say?
We in the Fourth District stand at a crossroads, a chance to either move forward toward a brighter future for our community and its citizens or to follow those who fear growth and change in favor of the status quo. We need a new and fresh perspective on the issues that genuinely affect our community and a break from outdated political infighting on issues of no genuine consequence to the residents of the Fourth District. The Fourth District needs a new and vibrant voice in local government. As Councilman Thomas Hayhurst has built a tremendously strong and vibrant foundation in this District, it is my hope that his work will not be tossed aside, but it will instead be the launching pad for the future of the Fourth District. It is my hope to be that voice for all 42,000 residents of our district.
While I certainly respect my primary opponent, it is my strong belief that our campaign best represents the beliefs and interests of the Fourth District. Like a multitude of my neighbors, I am fiscally conservative, I excel as a professional, receiving accolades and praise for my performance in the classroom for Southwest students, I am devout in my Christian beliefs, and I maintain a moderate approach to government. We need a strong voice connected to the beliefs and interests of our district on the Fort Wayne City Council and on May 8 I believe the choice is clear.
Q: What personal attribute do you hope to bring to city council if elected?
The seats held on Fort Wayne Common Council should reflect the lives of many residents in our community. The council currently lacks a young professional voice, one that excels in education and is in touch with the schools and students in our community. It will take someone who is dedicated to education and bridging the gap between local businesses and our schools to solve the current brain drain we face in Fort Wayne. As well, a voice that represents professionals on average, middle class salaries is needed. As a property owner, I am well aware of mine and my neighbors concerns regarding tax dollars and how this revenue is spent by the government. As I am conservative with my own money, citizens can expect to never see me waste taxpayer dollars, feed ridiculous government spending habits, coordinate an effort to increase taxes, or establish new taxing entities. Fort Wayne residents already pay enough into nine taxing authorities, including the airport and library.
Q: What issue(s) are at the forefront for what you want to address?
Not Increasing Taxes while Improving the Economy
We are a newly formed district in the City of Fort Wayne with thousands of new residents recently annexed by the government. It would be easy for members of the Council to take advantage of us and ask for more revenue with the new influx of residents. Under my leadership this will NOT happen. Any tax matter that does not substantially and directly benefit our district will meet my zealous opposition and fiercest dissent. I will also work with current businesses to better market our city, ranked the most affordable by the Frontier Centre on Public Policy, for increased economic growth and jobs in the Fourth District and in Fort Wayne.
Improve Roads and Transportation
The roads and transportation in our district are congested and full of bottlenecks and inconveniences. This harms the potential for commercial and economic growth in the District. I will fight to expand and renovate some the roads in the Fourth District. The State of Indiana will expand Highway 14 and I will work for even more innovative traffic solutions on Illinois Road as well as the roads and surrounding areas of Jefferson Boulevard, Covington Road, and Aboite Center Road. Further, I will act to ensure that the Ardmore thoroughfare and the roads and neighborhoods that surround it are maintained and given the proper attention they deserve. The roads of Waynedale will finally receive desperately needed care and renovations, especially in regards to chip and seal streets.
Maintain and Improve City Services
With thousands of new residents in the Fourth District, it is essential that we have the very best police, fire, and emergency service available to the citizens of Fort Wayne. I will make certain that our neighborhoods continue to be safe and that all residents will continue to have the peace of mind that the city if affording them every available resource. While Aqua Indiana does a fine job providing vital services to the citizens of the Fourth District, I believe increased cooperation with City Utilities can substantially improve the water and sanitation services provided to residents of the Fourth District. I will personally mediate and work to establish cooperation between Aqua Indiana and City Utilities, to ensure that each and every citizen of the District receive the best water and sanitation service without unnecessary additional cost.
Improve Cooperation with City and County Agencies
Some duplicate agencies of the city and county are financially wasteful and staggeringly inefficient. The current system is both more expensive and provides lesser services than a cooperative system could accomplish. The consequences of our inaction in some areas could result in potentially disastrous situations. I will work to establish cooperation and unity between more City and County agencies, especially street departments, parks and recreational services, purchasing powers, human resources, and emergency communications. This will greatly increase the efficiency and quality of services available to all Allen County residents, while reducing the overall cost of the agencies to City and County taxpayers.
Q: Soapbox question. Anything else you'd like to say?
We in the Fourth District stand at a crossroads, a chance to either move forward toward a brighter future for our community and its citizens or to follow those who fear growth and change in favor of the status quo. We need a new and fresh perspective on the issues that genuinely affect our community and a break from outdated political infighting on issues of no genuine consequence to the residents of the Fourth District. The Fourth District needs a new and vibrant voice in local government. As Councilman Thomas Hayhurst has built a tremendously strong and vibrant foundation in this District, it is my hope that his work will not be tossed aside, but it will instead be the launching pad for the future of the Fourth District. It is my hope to be that voice for all 42,000 residents of our district.
posted by Indiana Pundit at 11:43 AM
1 Comments:
What party is he running with again? Sounds like he's taking a page from Graham Richard's playbook on the fiscally conservative issue.
Keep in mind you cannot be conservative on only one issue and that appears to be Mr. Langley's talking point. Your either conservative or you’re not.
There's nothing wrong with being in touch with future constituents but that's not who's voting May 8th. Mr. Langley has no experience in dealing with local businesses and he's only been here about two years and has spent all of that time as a middle school educator. He in no way represents me as a middle-class property owner and he doesn't have the experience either in life skills or within his past employment to qualify for the job.
As far as not increasing taxes.. Mr. Langley apparently does not understand how the Fort Wayne City Council works. A lone voice of opposition will not protect us from further tax increases.
When it comes to roads I stand to differ. First the city inherited what it now has and quite honestly with the exception of "state owned" highways it seems to work rather well and the county was doing it's job in making sure that expanded roadways within their area of jurisdiction were always progessing and under expansion. Illinois Road and Ardmore Road have been done deals for years. Get off the bandwagon Chuck; you're beating a drum that no longer needs beating.
Better police and fire protection? Who is he kidding? We have three new firehouses 2 in Aboite as well as the Southwest Volunteer stations. There is a significant increase in city police squads and we still have the county protecting us with their patrols.
Of course he's got to toss out the Hayhurst connection.. That's like telling the chickens in the henhouse that Mr. Wolf suggested I watch over you.
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