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tvrCL TO: The Members of the Orono City Council har S 1931 Dear Council Members: There are many reasons why I am keenly interested in joining the City of Orono Planning Commission. Whether it is taxes, schools. Highway 12, Lakeshcre/LMCD, sewer plant annexation or development, I find these issues matter a lot to me and my family. Often, I catch myself reacting critically to the information I read in the local papers yet wishing to know more of the facts and complexities of each evolving decision. Not surprisingly, such knowledge comes only through active participation—one must become involved in local government to earn the right to be a constructive and critical voice of the process. Many of the decisions that will impact Orono's future quality of life will be made in the next several years. Thus, I wish to embrace civic responsibility and become involved. While I cannot offer any prior public office experience to the Orono C‘ y Council, what I will do is bring compassion and pragmatic concern for the issues that confront the lifestyle we all share. I will ledc .* the details and forthrightly contribute towarJs finding the proper solutions. My goal is to be a consensus builder, not a maverick. Many of the aforementioned issues hit close to our home here in the Orchard Highlands on Lyman Avenue. By participating in and understanding the decision making process, I will necessarily be more accepting of the choices made. Without any doubt, I hope to err on the ride of fiscal prudence and gradual, well-reasoned development, with a strong bias towards protecting the rural traditions of this community. On the personal side, my biography is a quick read. I grew up on Shavers Lake in Deephaven and at age thirteen, moved with my family into a home on Wayzata Bay. I graduated from Blake School in 1976, and earned a degree in Ancient History from Drown University in 1981. Shortly thereafter, I began my professional career with Cargill. Having spent my undergraduate years in New England, I would spend the next six years merchandising grain in Iowa, Ohio and Missouri. My addresses ranged from rural towns to larger cities. The exposures to different communities were great experiences, yet too short to put down roots in a meaningful way.