Yes, I did, around the time when the plans for the huge development behind Tyson Road/Christian Fellowship Centre were up for consideration (spaking of which, what's the latest on that?) I caught him on the corner of Tyson & Devonshire and asked him what his position was on the development. He said that he was deliberately keeping at arms length, so as to keep his personal interests separate.

So there may be something in that: although he is local, he might actually the worst person to ask for action, because then he could potentially be accused of favouring his own neighbourhood.