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TOj The Meiobers of the Orono City Council 5 i$ax <br />Dear Council Members: <br />There are many reasons why I an keenly interested in joining the <br />City of Orono Planning coanission. whether it is taxes, schools. <br />Highway 12, LaJceshore/LMCD, sewer plant annexation or development, <br />Z find these issues natter a lot to ne and ny family* Often, I <br />ea^ch nysalf raact:ing critically to the information I read in the <br />local papers yet wishing to know more of the facts and <br />complexities of each evolving decision. <br />ytiypyjaingly^ such knowledge comes only through active <br />oarticipation<-*one must become involved in local government to <br />earn the right to be a constructive and critical voice of the <br />srocess. Many of the decisions that will impact orono's future <br />ouality of life will be made in the next several years. Thus, I <br />wish to embrace civic responsibility and become involved. While I <br />cannot offer any prior public office experience to the orono City <br />Council, what I will do is bring compassion and pragmatic concern <br />for the issues that confront the lifestyle we all share. I <br />learn the details and forthrightly contribute towards finding the <br />proper solutions. <br />My Qoal is to be a consensus builder, not a maverick. Many of the <br />aforementioned issues hit close to our home here in the Orchard <br />ffi«hiandM on Lyman Avenue. By participating in and understanding <br />the decision making process, I will necessarily be more accepting <br />of the choices made, without any doubt, I nope to err on the side <br />of fiscal prudence and gradual, well-reasoned development, with a <br />strong bias towards protecting the mral traditions of this <br />community. <br />On the personal side, my biography is a quick read. <br />Shavers Lake in Deephaven and at age thirteen, moved with my <br />fm«TTy into a home on Waytata Bay. I graduated from Blake School <br />in 1976, and earned a degree in Ancient History from Brown <br />Oniversity in 1981. <br />SI nixt Six yiars merchandising grain in Iowa, Ohio and Missouri. <br />My addresses ranged from rural towns to rger cities. The <br />exposures to different communities were aat experiences, yet too <br />short to put down roots in a meaningful way.