Novi City Council Candidates

Five candidates participated in the interview process at the Novi City Council meeting on November 29 to fill a seat vacated by Kathy Crawford.
All the candidates came very prepared and seemed able to step in for Crawford.
Laura Casey addressed council first and said she prepared for this meeting by studying the master plan, reading old minutes, and becoming familiar with situations.
Casey said two factors play a role in how she would vote on issues brought to council.
"It's a blend," said Casey.  "I have to pay attention to everyone approaching the podium, but I also have to vote with what I feel is right."
Anamaria Kazanis has lived in Novi for 15 years and she said she has served on the beautification commission and economic development corporation.
"I decided to explore other avenues in my professional life," said Kazanis on why she is running.
Ed Kramer served previously on city council form 1997-2001 and said he calls Novi home.
"I am looking at a totally different group of people and I think that's positive," said Kramer.
Lou Martin worked for the public information director in Novi for over four years and said his experience as a staff member for the city would be beneficial to the council.
Wayne Wrobel said he was involved in city government for over 12 years, working on the master plan and zoning committee, the zoning board of appeals, and planning commission.
"Novi is my home and if you don't work to make it better, you are part of the problem."

Novi City Council

The Novi City Council interviewed five candidates who hope to fill the seat left by council member Kathy Crawford on November 29.  Crawford was recently elected to County Commissioner of Oakland County's 9th District.  Crawford will leave her term one year before it is up.
"If I had to go through that interview process among those people, I probably wouldn't have been sitting up here," said Crawford.
"They really had done their homework.  That was the most exciting thing to me," said Crawford.  "They had really studied up about the council."
Novi Mayor David Landry said that each candidate would have five minutes to give an opening statement.  Then the seven-member council will be able to ask each candidate two questions.  Landry said he would allow a second round of questions from current council members if necessary.
"Relax.  That's the idea," said Landry.  "It takes a lot of guts to open yourselves up to questions."
The council will vote on who they want to select as the newest member, however, Crawford will not vote as this was her last meeting.