Jim Merritt's Stand on the Issues for City of Tacoma

  1. As Mayor I Will Focus on Jobs
    • Tacoma should be more user-friendly for businesses of all sizes.
    • Better education leads to better family wages.
    • Customer-service oriented culture is key.
  2. I Will Fight to Enhance Neighborhoods
    • Potholes in neighborhoods and main arterials are in desperate need of superior repair.
    • The Neighborhood Councils must become facilitators between citizens and City Hall.
    • Tacoma needs a “coming together of all parts of the community to share ideas and seek common ground. I will LISTEN.
  3. I Will Push to Promote Tacoma
    • Tacoma is the urban center of the South Sound, Southwest Washington and the Olympic Peninsula.
    • We must reach out to our neighboring cities, Pierce County, Port of Tacoma and The Puyallup Tribe.
    • Tacoma needs to support the arts more to attract people and create a Destination City.