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Show THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 14 Volume II, Issue XIX October 1, 2000 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 8 Jim Hasenyager Democrat 420 S. 7500 E. Box 255 Harrisville, UT 84317 (801) 621-3662 Email: jhasenyager@webpipe.net Lawyer. Good judgement; fresh ideas;will work hard for district. Joseph G. Murray Republican 1030 Peach Drive, Ogden, UT 84404 (801) 393-7062 Retired Fire Chief Six years as State Legislator; Thirty-seven years community service. What is the number one issue facing your Legislative district? What is your top priority for dealing with growth in your Legislative district? What areas of spending in the State budget need to be increased? Decreased? In the 2000 Legislative Session, there were many pieces of gun-control legislation. What are your ideas on the best way to protect our community from the abuse of guns, yet protect our right to have them? Adequate funding for school textbooks and educational resources. Working to improve/foster regional planning. Education – increased. I15 reconstruction debt deferred for a longer time period. Prohibit guns in churches and schools. There is not a number one issue facing us in House District 8. The four I see as being most important are:Education, Transportation, Crime and its affiliation with drugs, and Human Services. They all are constantly growing and require our constant attention in the State Budget. Dealing with growth is like putting out fires – there are both short term and long term issues. Today’s large classroom sizes mean more cars on the road when students reach driving age, and more homes to build when they become adults. We must prioritize what’s important to our community and create solutions based on those priorities. The State budget is a product of this growth. Because of numbers of school children we have and will continue to have the budget will always be a problem. The legislature has cut $1.1 Billion dollars in taxes since 1994. I don’t really see any chance for budgets being decreased in the next two years. I am heartsick whenever I read or hear of violent acts committed by persons in our schools. We must improve our efforts to enforce our laws pertaining to dangerous weapons being brought into schools. Enforcement is the key to preventing these violent acts. STATE SENATE - DISTRICT 19 Dave Gladwell Republican 3159 N. 1075 E., Ogden, UT 84414 (801) 782-4130 Email: dgladwel@burgoyne.com Fax: 737-0112 Attorney B.A. English, University of Utah; Juris Doctorate, Univeristy of Utah. Two term member ofUtah House of Representatives; Past North Ogden City Attorney; Past Deputy Weber County Attorney; Father; Neighbor; Friend Grant Protzman Democrat 3073 N. 757 E., North Ogden, UT 84414 (801)782-6616 Email: www.protzman.com Higher Education Administration/Private Business Consultant B.A.; M.A.; EoD; Post Doctural Classes Ten years as member of the State House of Representatives; Six years as an elected member of House Leadership; 100% attendance record over all 10 years. Demonstrated ability to make things happen to meet area and constituent needs, What is the number one issue facing your Legislative district? What is your top priority for dealing with growth in your Legislative district? What areas of spending in the State budget need to be increased? Decreased? In the 2000 Legislative Session, there were many pieces of gun-control legislation. What are your ideas on the best way to protect our community from the abuse of guns, yet protect our right to have them? A healthy economy. If the economy is stable and robust, other major issues are automatically addressed in a positive manner. People become gainfully employed; Education is better funded as revenues increase; Crime drops; Communities become stronger because healthy businesses and the gainfully employed are more community and service minded, etc. Balance. Clean water and air, open space, scenic vistas, productive agricultural land, freedom of movement – these are part of our culture, our heritage and our sense of well being. We need to address these concerns while still making room for our adult and married children who wish to live among us and while carefully protecting our cherished property rights. Increases: Education and transportation, including preserving transportation rights-of-way and the reasonable, systematic development of mass transit alternatives. Decreases: Reduce cost of government by reducing the number of future public employees, all of whom deserve adequate wages and benefits by privatizing many governmental operations, capping such perks as department vehicles and non-essential travel, and by utilizing technology to reduce travel and proliferation of supplies. By properly punishing those who abuse this right. We should consider stricter enforcement of weapons violations, enhanced punishment for gunrelated crimes, and restrictions on future possession and use of guns by those who violate the laws. Concealed weapons laws have also proved to be one of the most effective ways to reduce crime. Pressure created by growth including education, transportation and quality of life. Utah education spending has dropped from 32nd nationally in 1979 to 51st during the prosperous 1990’s. This is not adequate to meet the challenges of a world wide cyber-economy. Unless we act quickly in education and other areas, the quality of life will decline seriously for our children. Planning for the future in education, transportation, open space, community development, etc. with revenue streams dedicated for at least a 10 year period. Change the State Dept. of Community and Economic Development focus to provide assistance to communities in coping with growth and helping small businesses grow and stabilize rather than the current focus on BIG corporations, mostly centered in Salt Lake. Maximize efficient use of current tax dollars coming from hard working citizens. A statewide cost containment study similar to the one in Weber School District a few years ago, would help ensure money gets to teachers and classrooms. Expanded home confinement for non violent offenders and implementation of available technology will help decrease law enforcement costs and improve effectiveness. Ensure that criminals and those adjudicated as not mentally or emotionally competent are prohibited in every way possible from acquiring firearms. This also needs to be adequately funded, not just passed, if it is to make a real difference. Incentives for voluntary use of safety devices and adequate storage combined with support of training programs are the best way to approach this challenge. |