Mark Rauterkus/target

* Mark_Rauterkus_gets_endorsement
==Introduction to a speech==
Mark Rauterkus has put forth a lot of efforts in the past. Here are some of the things he's done and spoke about in view of the public.
Kids, seniors and fellow citizens garner Mark's support, not We-Hav and TIFs such as Deer Creek Crossing. Mr. Rauterkus says, "Fix existing roads, sidewalks, trails and stairways, but don't build the Mon Valley Tollway." He has struggled for historic preservation, St. Nicks, libraries, WQEX 16, the indoor ice rink, rec centers, and some swimming pools. Rauterkus battled against corporate give-a-ways that loomed in Fifth & Forbes (plan A, B, and C) and pushed for pedestrian treatments, reliable transit funds and net-viewable property assessments.
Assessment-buffering and land-taxes are ideas that he embraces and has spoken upon. They would work to keep our home prices low and our downtown a dense urban hub. Rauterkus has spoken out against the unified-tax-plan, freezes, corruption and the deed-transfer-tax as they cripple the region.
Rauterkus questioned UPMC's expansion to the South Side Works. he fought eminent domain, the loss of Pitt Stadium, stadium tax and the red-carpet arrival of the dual oversight boards.
Rauterkus wants self-reliance, and says no to wrongheaded spending on an Oakland merry-go-round in place of parking and vendors. Wasteful spending, in his humble and visible opinions includes the glass-enclosed subway station re-do in Gateway Center, the one-way HOV-ish Wabash Tunnel, and the T-expansion under the river to the lower North Side.
Rauterkus demanded rodent control, a traffic engineer, vo-tech opportunities in Pgh Public Schools, citizens police academy, CCAC outreach, public comment at public meetings, free trade, free travel and constitutional rights for gun owners.