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Show Candidates express views at Chamber meeting p, Hill P ' .iiwtivos spoke t ,-ul.ir kl.v Kl,u'h-vl'tho Kl,u'h-vl'tho MlV,b l,mml,,,r .m'tve Tuesday t On hutui vvero lnJ representative lvptx,.ii,n' Crtiuti-Vj,l Crtiuti-Vj,l Ki:hra.Hon. Ke- 'A..ennot represented 'fc-hifdson's representee represen-tee stted that the 'j-iiw was in fwr f tax reductions and reduction reduc-tion of K"Vi'i mm'iit spending. spend-ing. Ho stated that one half of every tax dollar is now being used to pv interest on tho national debt. Ho accused Richardson's Rich-ardson's Democratic opponent. op-ponent. Hop. Gunn McKay Mc-Kay of voting to increase-tho increase-tho debt coiling. Mo also lashed out at federal regulatory agencies, saying say-ing that they havo too much power, citing tvn authorization to make and enforce rules and punish violators independently of the judicial system. Ho listed OSHA and KPA as prime offenders. Larry Jacobs, Democratic Demo-cratic candidate for four year Grand County Commissioner, Com-missioner, stated that tho Commission needs to develop de-velop an "open door" policy in dealing with tho citizens of Grand County. He said that, if elected, he would form committees made up of representatives representativ-es of various local groups to advise the Commission on possible solutions to local problems. He stated that some criticism has been leveled at him regarding his ago and lack of experience. However, he stated that the committees commit-tees could provide additional addi-tional information on policy pol-icy formation. In response to a question ques-tion regarding tourism, Jacobs said that tourism is necessary, but shouldn't be given preferential treatment over other matters. mat-ters. Ho said that mining and milling are essential to Grand County's economy. econ-omy. Ho went on to say .i . i r ,i I mai ne ieeis inai present j efforts to attract tourists I to the Moab area are I adequate and that a substantial number of tourists are coming to visit I the area. I Leo Burr, Republican I candidate for the four year Commissioner seat and I the incumbent, stated that an adequate number of I advisory committees were I now being used by the Commission. He agreed that Ihe committees were important, saying, "If you j don't use your commit-I commit-I tees, you're way out of line." Burr said that he has I gained an extensive edu-j edu-j cation in local govern-I govern-I ment during the time he has been Commissioner, ! and wants to pay the people back for the j education by continuing in I office. I He said that the number ' one concern of Grand County residents was a reliable and sufficient I water supply. He said that I the Commission has plans ! to provide an adequate I water supply for the I county. He also discussed the importance of the J Spanish Valley sewer pro- ject. He closed by saying, I "I know what Grand I County needs. I know how ! to get it done." Jim McPherson, Re- . t.' ' i ) . i -i : I I Chamber of Commerce President Ron Auger (standing) group Tuesday. All candidates for local offices were on introduced local and regional candidates for public hand, in addition to representatives for Congressional office, who'spoke at the regular weekly luncheon of the candidate Jed Richardson. publican candidate for two year County Commissioner Commission-er stated that he was willing to spend whatever time was necessary to be an effective Commissioner. Commission-er. He went on to say that he has the time available. "I'm for tourism. I'm for industry," he said. He also said that he favors annexation of Spanish Valley by Grand County. The eastern portion of the valley is currently in San Juan County. McPherson said that he has been a lifelong resident of Grand County and is familiar with local problems. Ray Pene, Democratic candidate for two year County Commissioner, introduced in-troduced himself and reviewed re-viewed his background. He stated that he was bom and raised in Moab. He attended college in Cedar City, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in economics. econom-ics. He agreed with Larry Jacobs' statement regarding regard-ing an "open door" policy, saying "I have the ability to work with people." He said that his background qualified him to function well as County Commissioner. "The Commissioner's job is to support all of us," Pene said. During a question and answer period, Commissioner Commis-sioner Burr interjected that a candidate should be willing to work 30 hours a week to be an effective Commissioner. He also suggested that Grand County should "look towards to-wards full-time Commissioners." Commis-sioners." Jim Nyland, Democratic candidate for Grand County Coun-ty Sheriff, stated that he had been a resident of the area for 23 years and had seven years of law enforcement en-forcement experience working with the Moab Police Department. He went on to say that he had completed numerous training trai-ning programs. He said that, if elected, he would provide law enforcement for Elgin, Thompson, Castle Cas-tle Valley and other outlying areas of Grand County. He stated that education and training were of great importance in maintaining an effective effec-tive Sheriff's Department. "Law should be upheld to the utmost," Nyland stated. Larry Rowley, Republican Republi-can candidate for Sheriff, agreed with Nyland, saying, say-ing, "education is the key." Rowley emphasized professionalism in the Sheriff's Department is of prime importance, and an image change should be made. In response to a question ques-tion regarding his proposed propos-ed image change Rowley responded that he would require Sheriff's Deputies to wear uniforms and would have cars painted to make them readily identifiable. identi-fiable. He stated that these recommendations had been made at a statewide meeting of Sheriffs She-riffs 1 1 years ago. Rowley said that in addition to education, it is important to conduct training programs pro-grams for officers to implement the education gained. In closing the Chamber meeting, President Ron Auger commented that the Chamber has, at this time, received few applications appli-cations for the Chamber's "Citizen of the Year" awards and urged Chamber Cham-ber members to submit applications |