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apartments in just downtown, perhaps a por-
tion of that money could be used for housing
development in other parts of the city.
How will you grow the momentum in
downtown brought by the new housing
developments and projects like Front
Street?
The University of Connecticut project [will
add to the momentum because] eventually they
will have 2,500 students and hundreds of faculty
members coming into the city every day. I want to
change the perception that Hartford is an unsafe
nonvibrant city. Perception is reality. If people
think that if they drive into the city at night their
car will be broken into or stolen or they could be
mugged, that's not good for business. We need to
change the image of the city of Hartford, particu-
larly given the recent spate in violent crime and
the seemingly endless incidents of controversy
centered around city hall. We need to change the
image of the city by doing a better job, getting a
better handle on city departments, specifically
the fire department and public works. We need to
be more aggressive on crime and give the police
department the resources it needs to prevent
crime and not just react to it after the fact.
What's your opinion on the Downtown
North development, including the new
baseball stadium? How would you improve
or leverage the development?
It will definitely increase the entertainment
and cultural options the city has to offer. It will
create jobs. It will ultimately increase prop-
erty values in the surrounding areas. The most
important part is that the project be completed
in a timely fashion within the budget and is oper-
ated and maintained in a professional manner.
What must Hartford do to attract more
businesses?
The tax code needs to be revised. The city's
image and perception need to be improved.
Crime must be abated or brought under con-
trol, and the city needs to take a proactive
approach, such as the economic development
task force I would commission, to solicit busi-
nesses to move into the city.
What should happen with the XL Center?
The Capital Region Development
Authority spent $35 million renovating the
XL Center. It would be best to identify a
new location and build a brand new facili-
ty. I realize that is more expensive than the
proposed renovation and expansion of the
existing facility. We would be penny wise
and dollar foolish to spend half of what
a new facility would cost on the existing
facility, knowing that it will become obso-
lete and we will have to build a new facility
at some point anyway. n
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