Bay Village mayoral candidate Claire Banasiak says she's
committed to open government  Email the author on August 30,
2013 at 2:00 PM, updated August 30, 2013 at 3:45 PM High
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VILLAGE, Ohio -- Claire Banasiak is running for mayor in Bay
Village because she thinks the city's government needs to be
more open and responsive to residents.  Banasiak, 61, said too
much of the city's business is conducted in private. "I'm
somebody who believes the government is working for us, so very
little should be secret," she said. "I'm just a regular taxpayer
and I'm tired of all the secrets."  She and two other
challengers, Marty Mace and David Volle, will face incumbent
Mayor Deborah Sutherland in the Sept. 10 primary. The two
winners will advance to November's general election to vie for
the job that will pay $81,153 as of next year.  Banasiak said
residents haven't been kept in the loop about discussions such
as the one that led to outsourcing Bay's building departm