By DANNY CHANDLER

The Daily Universe asked candidates for office in Provo to share their final thoughts on issues facing BYU students. Their responses are as follows. Rick Healey, 2nd District candidate, declined to comment.

Working with BYU and BYUSA
• Steve Clark, mayoral candidate: “I want BYUSA to choose a student representative to sit with the mayor and city council and to be the voice of students, just like council members are voices of their constituents.”

• John Curtis, mayoral candidate: “As mayor, I am committed to working hand-in-hand with BYUSA, and the leadership of all levels on campus, to work out a win-win situation [in housing and parking].”

• Sterling Beck, 5th District candidate: “I will ensure a Web site is created that keeps students up to date on issues that affect them such as parking permits, booting fees and downtown revitalization.”

• Cindy Richards, 5th District candidate: “I will meet regularly with BYUSA leadership or their designated representatives. This meeting must also include stakeholders such as businesses, landlords and BYU housing officials.”

• Coy Porter, Citywide candidate: “I believe that we need to work with BYUSA as one elected body to another. We have several areas of mutual concern, and we should be sharing thoughts, ideas and potential solutions.”

• Laura Cabanilla, Citywide candidate: “A lot of students are interested in the political process, but they actually haven’t even registered to vote yet.  The best thing is to try and get young voters to vote.”

• David Acheson, 2nd District candidate: “I have already been meeting with BYUSA President Elise May and BYU administration Vice President John Lewis to develop programs that will incent greater student involvement and voter registration.”
Provo housing and students

• Steve Clark, mayoral candidate: “The problem has been landlords putting students at odds with the city. We need to make sure renters are aware of zoning requirements before they sign a lease.”

• John Curtis, mayoral candidate: “I am committed to working with the community, investors and university leaders to develop a destination for students. This area must provide housing, parking and entertainment.”

• Sterling Beck, 5th District candidate: “I will respect renters and will fight against the $50-a-month parking permit program that my opponent supports.”
• Cindy Richards, 5th District candidate: “I fought hard for safe and decent housing for students. We now require a business license for landlords, which requires an inspection for safety issues.”

• Coy Porter, Citywide candidate: “As a current member of the Planning Commission, I have been working to increase available parking and other safety issues are all addressed.”
• Laura Cabanilla, Citywide candidate: “I would like to see housing for students continue to center students in a focused area, with shopping and massed housing between University and 9th East.”

• David Acheson, 2nd District candidate: “I originated the drive for ‘one parking space for every bed’ when it comes to new student housing development. Students need to be able to focus on their studies, not parking.

Downtown Revitalization
• Steve Clark, mayoral candidate: “The city will partner with a major developer that has a good track record of revitalizing downtowns. We are hoping students will choose to live downtown where activity will be abundant.”

• John Curtis, mayoral candidate: “Our downtown should be able to accommodate all ages and interests. Marketing our downtown as a destination location through inviting freeway signs wouldn’t cost much and gets us started.”

• Sterling Beck, 5th District candidate: “I’ll work to remove the legislative roadblocks that are keeping downtown from being an even more amazing place to live, work and play. Overbearing council policies are driving responsible businesses out of Provo.”

• Cindy Richards, 5th District candidate: “I want downtown to be friendlier to singles and families, to have ambiance and have a strong sense of place. I would love to see a BYU satellite class and store front for the business school or the arts school.”

• Coy Porter, Citywide candidate: “We need to encourage citizens to frequent our downtown.  We need to partner with existing businesses like we do with new businesses from the outside. We will do more, I promise.”

• Laura Cabanilla, Citywide candidate: “I want the city to proactively zone the area from the Center Street exit from I-15, to the Historic Downtown, with design specifications that clearly delineate what we would like to see built there.”

• David Acheson, 2nd District candidate: “As a member of the council, my drive is to create a ‘destination downtown’ with plentiful and well-mixed retail, restaurants and commercial. This, in addition to a vibrant nightlife, will bring in needed tax dollars which, in turn, fund Provo’s essential services.”