The Safety of the residents of The Great City of Detroit is our #1 priority. Our residents, business owners and visitors must feel safe while they are in our city. City Councilman, Walter Cole, will support every effort to increase the number of police officers and fire fighters. He will also highlight Citizen Patrols that are active in Detroit's community organization's and assist community's without a Citizen Patrol in getting one implemented. Brain-storm session's will be conducted between Police and Resident's to construct a method for improving Police response time. Criminals preying on The City of Detroit will become extinct!


The Education of all Detroiters, young and old, is key. City Councilman, Walter Cole, will work with city departments to make sure that all students arrive to and from school safely. Empty buildings will be secured which are along school routes. Police and Citizen Patrols will provide support to all school's security teams. Once students are in their place of learning, we will develop a system that connects those with knowledge on a particular subject, with those who need assistance. We will work with colleges and universities, in the city limits, to figure out what is needed to help those who begin their pursuit of higher education, complete it.


Customer Service is a must! Anyone doing business with the City of Detroit must receive excellent customer service. Our residents, business owners and visitor's are "Valuable Customer's". When our "Valuable Customer's" receive good customer service, it will make them want to continue to live, visit or do business in our city. City Councilman, Walter Cole, will assist in setting up training sessions for all City of Detroit employee's which will focus on the providing of excellent customer service.

 

Insurance rates in the City of Detroit are too high. City Councilman, Walter Cole, will invite several insurance company's to attend a City Council session and ask each of them, what it will take to significantly reduce rates. Once we have that information, we will move forward in making that the city's task-list. 



We must improve our current Transportation entities (Bus, Cars, People Mover, Trucks, Roads...)! City Councilman, Walter Cole, will assist in forming task forces that randomly send vehicles to auto repair shops and checks the accuracy of the diagnosis. We will establish task forces to inspect trucks that are over-loaded and contribute to the destruction of our roads. We will work with community groups to ensure that all roadways are kept clear of snow. City Councilman, Walter Cole, will assist or lead all efforts to develop an effective mass transit system for the City of Detroit.

 

The system for Bulk Trash removal must be re-evaluated. Currently, bulk trash is piled up in front of the city's beautiful homes, creating an eye-sore. City Councilman, Walter Cole, will research roll-off boxes or some type of strategically placed containers that can be used to help keep Detroit beautiful. We must eliminate the messes that are created when scrap collector's go through bulk trash seeking profit.

 

City Councilman, Walter Cole, will implement a grading system (A-F) for all of Detroit's Businesses. Some of the grading factors will include: External and internal cleaniness; customer service; taxes paid; product quality...). Grading would be done by customers, city officials and other appropriate agency's. The grades would be posted for all to see before entering the establishment. We must equip our citizen's with tools that will assist them in their decision making. We will work with all business' who are putting forth an attempt to run their business "the right way".