Show AwAAi The Standard-Examin- in A Ymm1 VOt counts Davis County asked candidates er for this year’s municipal elections to respond to several questions The responses follow H Date of birth: May 17 1961 5 H Phone number 543-259- 375-945- 2 B Occupation: B Qualifications for office: I have owned my own business for eight years former manager What do you think is the No problem in your community and what would you do to 1 solve? Pressures from county state and federal agencies that impact a tremendous portion of town revenues and policies I would explore ways to reduce their impact and presence If your city were given a $20000 grant with no strings attatched on what would you spend it and why? Rebuilding a heavily impac- r system that is in need of improvement ted secondary-wate- How do you propose to give residents a voice in city government? you could change one thing the way your city operated what would it be and why? If in Encourage input from all constituencies through personal visits phone calls eta Make information available to afl We have a dose community that has worked we together for many years I will encourage less government and more private involvement By encouraging them to attend city meetings vote in elections and provide a Feedback Section in the city newsletter that could be sent in with their I believe that generally the city government has done a good job I will endeavor for citizens to get additional feedback on city council decisions and actions for Skywortd Airlines B Experience in elected office: Appointed to the council 15 months ago B Date of birth: July 13 1958 B Phone number: B Occupation: Mechanical en546-628- 8 gineer " B Qualifications for office: Willingness to listen to citizens’ concerns ability to solve prob- i I believe proper planning for future growth to be a prime concern I win solicit input from citizens and advise them of opportunities and possible upcoming hazards I would apply the grant toward development of an additional city park I perceive a need for additional playing and area fix youth sports programs and picnic areas for families city utility bill lems desire to serve 4 B Experience in elected 4 of- fice: None Gerald LeBaron B Data of birth: No response 9 B Phone number B Occupation: Homemaker B Qualifications for office: Master’s degree in zoology time to devote to the task en546-378- thusiasm B Experience in elected £ of- fice: Elected in 1991 Highway 89 Although the highway presently physically divides the city we have a strong sense of community We must ensure safe environmentally acceptable and aesthetically pleasing development that wifl minimize community I am trying to raise funds to resurface the Fruit Heights ten- nis courts Twenty-thousan- d dollars would help greatly This recreational asset must not be allowed to fall into total disrepair Kids who have fun in sports don't get fo trouble My phone number is available to afl and I listen and talk to many members of the community I am especially involved with our youth as adviser to tee Youth City Council substitute teacher and soccer coach Our city is operated with integrity efficiency and pride As growth continues we must ensure that we do not lose the rural aspects and community cohesiveness which has drawn people here in the first place Anna Tina’ LePendu fl Date of birth: Apr! 20 B Phone number 1959 547-012- 9 B Occupation: B Qualifications for office: Desire to serve the community leadership skills business ! skills 4 B Experience in elected of- Growth and expansion of Highway 89 We need to continue to communicate with the Utah Department of Transportation to let them know what Is in our best interest Fm Heights is greatly impacted by what happens on Highway 89 Parks we have several parks in our city that could use some improvements Parks provide a place where our children can play and enjoy the community They are a great resource for families Planning for the rapid Use the money for master planning and setting up a better mechanism fix resident input to the city council I very much enjoy the input that I receive from tee community We encourage and gratefully accept comments from the citizens My phone lines are al- ways open to recieve help in making Fruit Heights stay great fbraN More continued vigilance to the economics of tee city We can always strive to give the best quality service to tee citizens with the cost as efficient as possible The city has been very successful in doing this and should continue fice: Current city council Dan Phelps B Date of birth: Feb 15 1947 9 B Phone number B Occupation: Research engineer B Qualifications for office: 544-214- Resident of Fruit Heights fix 11 years worked on citizen committee to provide resident input to city council B Experience in elected Robert Purdy growth of our community and the development of Highway 89 Making sure we have tee in- frastructure to support the growth and development would IBe to poll the residents occasionally as major decisions face tee city to obtain their input and publish we in advance when issues are going to be considered at city counci I meetings of- would change our system of parties back to DemocratRepublican format I think the citizens get some information about candidates from tee party which they endorse The PineconeSage-brus- h format has no political I two-part- y meaning fice: None E Date of birth: No response B Phone number: 544-- 1 875 E Occupation: Entrepreneur B Qualifications for office: Desire to serve four degrees in political science and business administration ownership of two businesses B Experience In elected of- The greatest concern for the city of Fruit Heights wi be the consequences of the expansion of Highway 89 safety and accessibility fix the citizens are prime concerns along with keeping the impact to private property to an absolute e A grant should be used to provide a sate pedestrian crossing over Highway 89 but $20000 is far short of the $400000 needed I would therefore use it fix a restroom in the maintenance facility and one-tim- ballpark Elected representatives should always stay dose to the desires of their constituency I believe when the official fails the people should have the right to remove him I would therefore change the law to al- Greater involvement and turnout of tee citizens in council meetings however the apathy may be a sign things are not too bad here and Fruit Heights is a great place to live low recall fice: None 1 Duard W Pederson Sldard-Ex- r Euhddy MMifoet1 5’ f $95 1 $ 1 |