Recreation, Police Lewis' Top Priorities

ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI — Tuesday’s primary election will see seven candidates vie for four open seats. The Patch sent questions to the candidates to find out a little bit about them and what their plans for St. Clair Shores would be if they won a seat.

The Patch will run the answers provided by the candidates that responded on Sunday and Monday. On Friday, candidate Candice Rusie’s profile was published as was John Caron. On Sunday, responses from Robert Muha and Scott Dodich were published.

Here is council candidate Jim Lewis responses:

Please provide basic biographical information
I'm a 33 year old Reinforcing Ironworker out of Local 25. I'm married to my wife, Liz, and have a 1-year-old son named Solomon. I've lived in St Clair Shores for 6 years, but grew up in Harper Woods, so I've been in the area for my entire life.

Why are you running for City Council?
The birth of my son made me realize how important being involved with the community is. As I began to pay more attention to the politics of the city, I felt that the methods the current council were using to govern the city could be improved upon.

What are your top priorities for your term if you win?
I feel more attention needs be be paid attention to our beaches. I think we need to set in motion a plan to improve the quality of the lake. I want to ensure that our firefighters and police officers have the best possible equipment and training. They make our city safe, we owe it to them to make sure that they are. I want to expand the transportation system we have for our elderly residents. I'd like to start including more recreational destinations for them instead of offering only the essential trips to the grocery store or the doctor.