Irene Michaels:

·  AGE: 50.

·  RESIDENCE: 1644 Whipple St.

·  OCCUPATION: Homemaker.

·  POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: None.

·  EDUCATION: Earned high school diploma through Jefferson Adult Learning Center.

·  FAMILY: Husband, Jay; three children.  

"How do you like the work new city manager Bruce Brown is doing ? Please give examples of what you liked or disliked so far." Submitted by Mark Byrne 9-3-2009.

"A few months ago the City Council removed funding for the EDA and hired their own Economic Development director. Do you support the direction this council has taken?" Submitted by John Edison Palmer 8-27-2009.

No response

During the pre-primary debate. A few of the challengers commented that too much time has been spent on "trivial matters." Specifically, over the past two years, what items up for council consideration have you considered "trivial?"  Submitted by Jim Fisher 8-26-2009.

No response

The current city council drastically reduced the pay for the new city manager compared to the previous city manager, would you favor reducing the pay  level for department heads and eliminating severance pay when they quit?  Submitted by Chad Noetzel 8-12-2009.

No response

1.  What strategy should the city employ for economic development?

"A series of meetings with the collaboration of this community without people feeling threatened and for embracing the camaraderie that will make this city shine. The meaning of series is: A number of things produced as a related group set."

2. What should be done to pay the debt from the sewer separation project?

"We need to look at all strategies and ideas from the people of this community and from the business groups of this community to come up with a fair and honest solution."

3. After economic development, what is the biggest issue facing the city?

"Becoming united with each other with no strings attached because as the people become united greater things are yet to come to this city and greater things are still yet to be done in this city. Let's become one and it can be accomplished. The meaning of accomplish is: To succeed in doing; completed; skill; proficient."

4. What would you do with McMorran Place if you had the final say?

"Restore McMorran as a historical legacy along with the many uses that can bring profit and sustain it. This building was erected in 1959. That's 50 years in the community, and it should continue to be a service to this community with the help of the people of this community, to bring these ideas to the City Council and keep the legacy that McMorran was built for."