Interviewing City Council Members

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Interviewing City Council Members

• By Victoria Blount, Britney Stewart, Caroline
  Grasso, Libba McKinsey, and ,Chris Hunter

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Group Members

• Asheville Middle School Students
• Libba McKinsey
• Caroline Grasso
• Victoria Blount
• Britney Stewart
• Chris Hunter
• UNCA Students
• Carrie Dunham

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Analyzing/Summarizing Interview of Brownie
Newman, who is a member of City Council.

• He talked a lot about smart growth
• Transportation
• Taxes
• Homelessness

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Personal Information on Public Official
Interviewed

• He used to be a gymnastics teacher
• He ran the WNC Alliance air quality in the
  mountains
• He ran twice before he won

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Job other than public official

• He ran the WNC alliance
• He used to be a gymnastics teacher

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Description of duties of Council/Commission/Board
of Elections

• They have to go to City Council Meetings every
  week
• He feels like a responsible role model

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Top six important issues and where Public
Official stands

• Taxes
• Water
• Paving the streets
• The ten year plan to end homelessness
• Smart growth
• I-26

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Other interesting information about Public
Official

• Hes only 10 months into his term.
• He has a strong background in environmental
  issues.
• Hes the youngest person on the board.
• He has one of the most interesting hairstyles.

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How does this person represent the everyday
person in our community?

• Brownie Newman cares about the people .
• He is very down to earth.
• He wants to see our people come together and stop
  being divided.
• He really wants change for the people.

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What are important characteristics of a good
public servant?

• Honesty
• Trustworthy
• Responsible
• Good public speaker
• Represents the people.
• Courageous
• A good listener
• Good communication skills

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What are the top three important issues in our
community, according to the Public Official?

• Homelessness
• Smart growth
• Lowering the taxes for the city

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If you could ask this Public Official one other
question, what would it be?

• What would you like to accomplish in your four
  years in office and how do you plan to do that
  and still be a good role model?

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In what ways has this project been of value to
you?

• This project has been of value to me because it
  taught me that every city official is not the
  same and that you cant expect them to all do the
  same thing but even though they arent the same,
  they can and will get the job done.

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How do public officials demonstrate moral courage?

• They stand up for what they think is right, even
  if they have to stand alone.
• They never give up trying to reach their goal.

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How do public officials demonstrate civic
responsibility?

• They fight the issue that they begin with, they
  dont switch in the middle of their term and Mr.
  Newman shows this.

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You hold the office of Citizen. What are your
responsibilities in holding this office?

• You need to vote.
• You also need to fight for what you believe in.
• If someone is in office and you dont like what
  they are doing, youll do all you can to make
  that situation better.