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Show 8 - ELECTION TIMES - OCTOBER 1993 SW — I like Lois’s suggestion about forming neighborhood groups. Council members would participate in their own neighborhoods and could attend others to listen and share in discussions. Let’s consider sharing meals together before council meetings. Someday we may have a Community Center. Let’s find grant money to help build this. Until then, my home is open to guests for the discussion of issues and potluck suppers. Also, l would welcome the chance to meet you in your homes. I hope to bring a fresh perspective and several talents to the Council. I am a careful listener, work to consider alternatives fairly, am compassionate, and | state my biases openly and honestly. I have the time and experience to help all of us Get to Yes. Blain Saunders: The tide of public opinion is always in motion. It seems to be like a great pendulum as it swings from one position to the next. lts current momentum has brought us to an extreme position; one which can not maintain itself. Consider a few points. The spotted owl, which is under no real threat of extinction has had a more far reaching impact on lumber jobs and prices than any other single factor in the last 50 years. Health care is about to be turned over to the administration and control of a government that has with its management of social security defrauded two generations of workers in America and produced within its bureaucracies the greatest waste and fraud which we have experienced in our entire history. To trust the current processes of government is to be remarkably naive. The pendulum, however, will return from its present extreme. In our community we need not duplicate the errors of generally held opinions of government processes. Our history indicates that real progress did not occur on the rhetoric of public meetings or through excessive regulations. It is necessary that there should be guidelines and protections of common interest, but we need not go to the extremes. The conflicts of some of our residents with the town planning commission this last year reflects an extreme. By standing on sound and reasonable guidelines and using the provisions set forth in both the POA covenants and the Town planning guidelines, we can provide a reasonable and sound basis for our Town government. A basis which will attract more people of the same quality which we now enjoy. Let us establish a town which is not swept into the turmoil of either extremes of public opinions motion. Paul Sizemore: Many thanks to all of you who supported and voted for me in the Primary Election. We now ask those of you who were unable to vote in the Primary or supported another candidate to join us in the General Election. When Cris called and asked for another statement from me, I tried to think of something new, bold, Lois Wagstaff: It is important for each member of the Town Council to be committed to investing time and energies in working on community goals. Two critical issues demanding the attention of the Council are the adoption of a watershed protection ordinance and monitoring of the sale of adjacent State Lands property. A watershed protection ordinance is in everyone’s interest, and offers protection for ten miles of our water shed. Castle Valley is a wonderful gathering place for unique individuals, each with their own perspective to contribute. And we all value our freedom. But with freedom comes responsibility. It’s a responsibility to respect others’ rights and concerns, as well as to work out solutions to problems. Ordinances are mostly the result of inconsiderate actions by individuals. Elected officials take an oath to uphold such rules and regulations. When a complaint is received, it is the Council’s responsibility to respond and act on that complaint. I support the development of a mediation process which would allow all parties an opportunity to resolve differences before it comes to the Town Council. I presented my opinions on priorities and actions in the CV Times September issue. Regarding my comments on the need to conduct a study on the pros and exciting or prof0und to say. But I cons of a Culinary Water Project decided that I would just make a sincere promise to all of you. I will —I do not presume to know if this community wants or needs such a project. lust living in Castle Valley for the past 12 years has been a rewarding experience. l have had my do the very best I can to give you the kind of leadership of which you can be proud. own businesses, have clear stan- dards for appropriate management FOR SALE: New passive-solar home, SW stucco design. and administration, have experi- 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. Lots of ceramic ence with grant applications and tile and custom cabinets. 244 Miller Lane. fimcaze 2%! 5mm 47 E. CENTER STREET MOAB, UT 84532 801-259-2650 JANlE TUFT - SALES AGENT P.O. Box 1121 - Moab UT 84532 Res. 801-259-8360 - Leave Message implementation, served on the POA Board, Canyonlands Community Recycling, Castle Valley Town Clerk, and am employed as a bookkeeper. I am offering you my best efforts to represent your interests. I will work for alternatives to more rules and regulations, and I will remain a student of issues affecting the quality of life in our community. |