Show Y torn VOt® The Standard-Examin- counts AVeber County asked candidates er for this year’s municipal elections to respond to several questions The responses follow What do you think is the No problem in your community and what would you do to solve it? Date of birth: July 2 1941 Phone number: Res 7 Work 3994409 Occupation: Pharmacist Qualifications for office: Experience commitment willing 782-52- 1 4 Photo not available Road access to and from North Ogden Continue working with developers to provide major traffic roads to serve Experience In elected office: Two terms North Ogden If your city were given a $20000 grant with no strings attatched on what would you spend it and why? How do you propose to give residents a voice in city government? you could change one thing toe way your city operated what would it be and why? Offer said grant to UDOT to put a traffic tight on Washington Boulevard between Larson Lane and 2550 North to enable access from Green Acres area going south on Washington We have an agenda item on every meeting which allows residents to approach the counci with their concerns and desires Council acts when possible and appropriate Get the city more involved in recreation for youth by working with county and school to provide more facilities and opportunity for recreation If in City Council Wayne Elwell f r & Date of birth: May 23 1943 2 Phone number: Occupation: Real estate 782-532- Qualifications for office: Twelve years experience North Ogden planning commission two terms city council over 20 years total planning and zoning irtl Lynn Muirbrook Vi experience Experience In elected office: Past two terms North Ogden City Council Date of birth: Nov 111946 Phone number 8 Occupation: Bank manager Qualifications for office: Resident of North Ogden fix 23 years education (graduated 782-615- Scott C Russell in business management WSU) and business experience experience of serving one term on the city council Experience in elected office: Elected in 1991 Date of birth: April 10 1947 Phone number 479-340- 782-949- take this growth into consideration We need to assure quality of life is not negatively affected Growth needs to pay its own way 0 Advertising the recycling effect on our city with the closing of the West Ogden landfill next year The cost of hauling our garbage out of our county wiH double or triple Successful win hold down our gar- bage fees Planning for growth and new development Our city needs to evaluate our present status while looking forward regarding economic environmental and land use issues Understanding private ownership and zoning laws are a major part of the equation also I would recommend we evaluate our general plan regarding growth The $20000 could be used to obtain information through various studies and research using experience from others who are experts in the field of growth environment and economics Growth in our city is the No Aggressive planning is necessary to provide present and future residents with adequate facilities and services Planning today will ensure that North Ogden witi still be a great place to live tomorrow After consideration of the many needs within the city I would act according to my feeling of what could help the city most Some possibilities are youth programs park equipment recreation police and fire equipment 1 priority 6 Occupation: Director of purchasing Qualifications for office: Former city councilman served on planning commission lifelong resident with concern fix '4 Growth North Ogden along with the rest of Utah is experiencing phenomenal growth Our planning needs to Our new cable television franchise will enable us to have television notice of our meetings I win also push for transmitters at our city office and parks that will allow residents to listen on their radios messages to I would like to encourage our city residents to take a more active part and become in- volved in various city commit- tees (ie parks and recreation) Also I would encourage better attendance and participation at “all" city council meetings would encourage the people to voice their comments and concerns as to how the city is run Elicit the involvement of the people to serve on volunteer committees within the city I would be a good listener I Encourage commercial growth This will build a better tax base and allow us to lower property tax We also need to protect our sensitive areas on toe bench from development that will affect our quality of life in the future Finding “the secret” to getting the public involved dunng toe discussion of city issues Notices advertising and announcements are made to invite the public to our meetings but limited attendance generally occurs A standing invitation exists to an residents Strict adherence to toe budgets within the city and departments to provide continued fiscal soundness our city Dennis J Taylor Experience in elected office: Ran for city council in 1993 Date of birth: Oct 21 Phone number 479-464- 1 942 8 Qualifications for office: Ogden is concerned with what we are net rather than being proud of what we are We need to identify and communicate to the world a community vision of Ogden By involving our citizens we will build pride and Bonnie McDonald 399-520- Standard-Examin-er encourage the partici- government process through earty communication and public involvement in the development and implementation of the city’s projects town meetings of and toe Budget Advisory Committees This city needs dynamic actively visible readily accessible leadership in toe mayor's office Public rather than private leadership win encourage citizen involvement and build support for a unified visionlmproved communication between the mayor citizens and city council is key Council Phone number 29 city-owne-d I win pation of the city resident in the Experience in elected office: Three terms Ogden City Date of birth: Dec Glenn J Mecham I would invest in our youth by upgrading the playing conditions at Bonneville Park The only park for our children to play league basebaH is currently in unacceptable condition We can and must do better for our youth 1 1 1 629-810- 0 935 0 Occupation: Mayor Qualifications for office: Incumbent mayor substantial experience in the executive judicial and legislative branches over 30 years of experience working with people in the community and private business Experience In elected office: Former council member Sunday November 5 1995 Public safety in a dean and attractive residential and busi- ness environment Expanded community policing integrated with other department and agendes cooperating with a rapidly growing citizen volunteer support system A new public safety building plan is being implemented Use it as a grant to chal- lenge other donors to finance an education-basecommunity service proyam For example participation of students to support our urban forestry and expansion of community recycling programs d In addition to the mayor's open door city council neighborhood meetfegs a citizen n ao-tio- center which wil provide 24-ho- ur a phone service to toe mayor’s office which witi electronically transmit messages to the appropriate department for timely response Our new form of government has significantly matured n three and a half years This should continue Expansion of partnerships with private enterprise public entities citizen vol- unteers and appropriate increased in private contracting for public services f: i I j |