Ken Harris:

·  AGE: 66.

·  RESIDENCE: 1521 Wells St.

·  OCCUPATION: Retired letter carrier.

·  POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: None.

·  EDUCATION: Graduated from Marysville High School.

·  FAMILY: Wife, Linda; two 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?

"The city must diversify economic development to fit the state's agenda, which includes but is not limited to, the film industry and green policies."

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

"This a question that should have had an answer before the project began. Could this be folded into one bond issue for sewer separation that did not include the additional cost of water mains and services, thus limiting the cost of the state mandate?"

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

"The exodus of many middle income wage earners and recent influx of nonresidents who have no expectations of income. Many city employees, contractors and agents do not reside in Port Huron. We reward downtown entrepreneurs; we must reward those who sell Port Huron as a haven for middle-class wage earners."

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

"McMorran's subsidy must be reduced to the cost of providing water and sewage service. The new authority has several members who have the initiatives it takes to make changes. Users must accept change as a way to do business. If this three-year experiment fails, we need to part from McMorran as decreed at recent roundtables."