John Longacre was at the Northwood Civic Association along with the other candidates.
Longacre, a Mayfair native who lives in Fairmount, is dismayed by the city’s reputation as "Killadelphia."
"How’s that for the business environment?" he asked, adding that he thinks the state should allow Philadelphia to make its own gun laws.
Active in civic associations and community development corporations, he favors lowering the wage tax and eliminating the business privilege tax to create jobs.
As he knocks on doors in Northwood, he senses a disconnect between the neighborhood and Clarke’s office. He said many neighbors tell him they call the office of Councilman Dan Savage (D-7th dist.) for service.
"I will engage Northwood," Longacre said.
In his office, he would implement a "rapid response" technique to build a good constituent-service operation.
"Your phone call will be returned in one hour," he promised.
