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Why I am running for the Springtown City Council T 1. Why are you qualified to be the next Springtown City Councilman

Five years at the University of Nevada earning a Bachelors Degree in Political Science

Two years at the University of Nevada College of Business earning a Masters Degree in Public Administration with an emphasis on policy and budgetary creation and implementation

Current Springtown City Councilman/ policy and budgetary creation and implementation

Mayor Pro Tem City of Springtown 2007-2008

Three years City of Springtown Planning and Zoning Commission

City of Springtown Impact Fee Advisory Board

Mayor Sign Committee City of Springtown

Former Board Member Springtown Farmers Market

Former Secretary/Treasurer Springtown Farmers Market

Experienced in Economic Development/State level

Current on key governmental issues and needs facing Springtown and Parker County

Educated in Texas Statutes; Texas Government Code, Texas Local Government Code ECT.

Mayors Task Force on Communications City of Springtown

Mayors Task Force on Transportation City of Springtown

Board Member North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Transportation Stakeholders Roundtable Working to solve transportation issues for the future of North Central Texas including Precinct 1 and Parker County

2. What convinced you to run for this office?

I have a servants heart to serve at what I have been trained and educated to do with my focus on having a positive impact on and improving the quality of life for more citizens. Keeping in mind that, if re-elected I do understand the critical and sometime difficult duties of the office and if re-elected I will continue to represent the citizens of Springtown with a Christian heart, common sense values, with an open mind to new ideas and a positive vision for our future.

3. What is your No. 1 priority if elected?

Transportation issues including new road and bridge building, bypass roads for Springtown. and continuing the cities new road maintenance program, encouraging economic development by enticing new commercial business to Springtown, improving Springtown citizens acess to medical care with improved medical service forfor notheran Parker County including having our own satellite hospital or clinic with 24 hour emergency medical care and improved ambulance service. To review the city budget and using a conservative philosophy on governmental spending making our city budget more efficient and effective were possible focusing on our needs first and wants second. Also, working to help Weatherford College to become at least a four-year college and have our own satellite campus for Weatherford College in Precinct 1. One of the most equally important attributes I bring to the table along with experience is having a positive, optimistic, “YES WE CAN” attitude. Focusing on our future will help these goals come to pass and will improve the quality of life for all citizens of Parker County and Precinct 1

4. What sets Springtown apart from the other Cities in Parker County?

Although more crowded, Weathford, Aledo and Hudson Oaks are thriving with most all of the new commercial business starts while we in Springtown we are struggling to attract new commercial business but still have numerous people moving to Springtown and the surronding area to live while they work in other places such as Ft. Worth or Dallas . It is a fact that Weatherford and the southeran end of Parker County have more modern services available to them than we do in the Springtown area Why? If elected I will work to reverse this trend. With the state of our current economy, those in leadership positions need to encourage commercial business for our community and our citizens to have more choice in who they trade with and to lighten the tax burden on the land and homeowner. new business will also have the effect of helping our city of Springtown, pay our bills and improve the quality of life of their citizens with new added sales tax. Taxes and fees are how governments pay for the services that we all expect, use and sometimes take for granted.