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be adversarial. I’ve grown up in a different generation than everyone one else running and currently serving. The top three things that are found to be important to “Millennials� (my generation) are having a successful marriage, being a good parent and making a difference in the world; I couldn’t have said it better myself. Do you think age is a factor in politics, or are experience and ambition the more important driving elements? Unfortunately everything is a factor in politics; age, lifestyle, ethnicity, what color shoes you wear, etc. Thankfully at this level of government it isn’t full blown ‘politics’ and while those surface things in life help shape who you are its really the drive and ambition that make the difference. Experience isn’t just how long you’ve been here its what you fill your time with and I’m very grateful
to have had so many wonderful opportunities in my 28 years! What city issues are important to you? Do you have aspects of city life and law that you would like to focus on during a council term? The opportunities I see are lending my knowledge on the proposed development projects, making sure we have a diversified Main Street that’s at capacity and building empowerment in the community. Part of city life is knowing what’s going on; we’re all sharing the same space and I want to make sure everyone feels heard and is comfortable sharing. I’d also like to make sure that we’re making the best building choices possible for our great city. Let’s make sure we’re living up to our mission of “setting the standard of excellence for a progressive small city�! How would you describe your personal political
philosophy? Everyone belongs and has a voice that’s what democracy is about and we can probably save ourselves some money along the way. How would you describe your experience campaigning so far? How have voters responded to you, and what issues seem to be most important to them? It’s been a great experience! I’ve been really surprised how many people that I’ve never met have reached out with support since the moment I filed. It seems people are excited to have someone with my background pursuing this position. So far people seem most concerned about parking issues, maintaining that “Sumner� feel and the effects of Orton Junction. To comment on this story, view it online at w w w.b l s c o u r i e r h e ra l d . com. Reach Daniel Nash at dnash@courierherald.com or 360-825-2555 ext. 5060.
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process, it was discovered that city fire code would require the park to install a fire hydrant. The code creates four classification of buildings, each with their own requirements for fire flow and hydrant proximity: Single- and two-family residential, multi-family residential, commercial and industrial. Once the structure was classified “commercial,� city code dictates a hydrant within 300 feet of the structure. The club balked at the notion due to the cost involved. Questions also arose due to a letter dated “1949� in which then-Mayor Kenneth Simmons promises in a post-script to provide the club with one. According to the city, however, a check of the minutes of council meetings from the era show the city agreed to provide
water connections, but there is no mention of a hydrant from the minutes or in the agreement eventually signed with Swiss. The club insisted through the process that because of the letter, the city should pay for the hydrant. City administrator Don Morrison called the deal a “compromise of sorts� and said the city should recoup the money over the long run. “It’s a mutually acceptable means of resolving the difference in opinion,� Morrison said of the agreement, calling it “practical.� “Swiss Park still believes the city owes them a fire hydrant in the first place,� he said. A call to Swiss Park was not returned by press time. The city council unanimously passed the agreement.
including curbs and sidewalks, but the city council in November passed a developer’s agreement labeling the building as a “public facility� and waiving those requirements, though all other city codes would remain in place, including fire codes. As the park continued through the permitting CROSSWORD ANSWERS
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