Each week through the General Election, The Breeze will ask the candidates for Cape Coral City Council an issue-related question. In the interest of fairness, each candidate is limited to the same amount of space, about 100 words, for their response.<\/p>\n
Cape Coral City Council races are non-partisan races. Council members qualify in their respective districts but are elected at-large. This means all registered city voters may cast a ballot in each race regardless of where they live and the party to which they are affiliated, if any. This year\u2019s General Election, on Nov. 3, features four Cape Coral City Council races: Mayor and the seats for District 1, 4 and 6.<\/p>\n
The candidates below are running for the District 1 Cape Coral City Council seat:<\/p>\n
Question of the Week: On a scale\u00a0of\u00a01 to 5, how would you rate\u00a0the\u00a0city manager\u2019s performance and why?<\/p>\n
\u2022 David Newton<\/p>\n
I believe it would be unfair to assign the city manager a rating before I have had the opportunity to work with him as a member of City Council. As a candidate, I do not have access to all the information, financial data, and day-to-day interactions necessary to make a fair and informed evaluation.<\/p>\n
If elected, I will evaluate the city manager based on measurable results, fiscal discipline, transparency, responsiveness, and accountability to the residents and taxpayers of Cape Coral. I believe evaluations should be based on facts, performance, and results. Not assumptions or politics.<\/p>\n