Fillmore Gazette: Question 1

 Q1: Why do you believe you are uniquely qualified to serve the residents of Fillmore on City Council? What will you bring to the council to benefit the community? Briefly, your vision for Fillmore.

I believe that I am uniquely qualified to serve on the City Council because

• I have a desire to keep Fillmore the last, best, small town in Southern California . I have been working with the Citizens for Responsible Growth to bring a reasonable and responsible level of growth back to our City.
• I have worked on reducing the Grimes Canyon truck traffic to protect citizens from traffic and air pollution.
• As president of the Carriage Place Homeowners Association I worked to reduce graffiti in our neighborhood.
• As president of the Carriage Place Homeowners Association and Vice President of the Meadow Creek Homeowners Association ( Colorado ) I restructured the budget and created a 20 year reserve plan to pay for capital improvements.
• If elected I will work to reinstate a measured growth cap ordinance; this is a policy in the Land Use Element of the General Plan but has not been implemented by the current City Council.
• If elected I will work to provide more communication and accountability between citizens and city government.
• I will work on ways to preserve our available resources of water, air, agricultural land, energy AND money by conservation and responsible, smart growth.