Carol Dean
Candidate for Council Member, City of Santa Rosa (4-Year Term)
Published: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 11:53 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 11:54 a.m.
Opponents: Michael Allen, Eddie Alvarez, Hans Dippel, Bobbi Hoff, Ernesto Olivares, Lee Pierce, John Sawyer, Don Taylor, Marsha Vas Dupre, Gary Wysocky
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PD FILEAge: 62
Hometown: Santa Rosa
Occupation: Legal secretary
Background: Santa Rosa City Council (2007 - present); Board of Public Utilities (2000 - 2007); North Coast Water Quality Control Board member (March 2008 - present); former president, West End Neighborhood Association, Southwest Area Citizens Group member
Web site: None
Priorities:
BUDGET
Problem: "We need to stop spending money we don't have and try to find new revenues."
Solution: Encourage development of cluster businesses that provide support services to each other and implement temporary salary reductions or freezes until the budget is balanced.
TRAFFIC CONGESTION
Problem: "It's not just the freeway, it's our surface streets too."
Solution: Expansion of computer-operated streetlights and development of denser housing within walking distance of services.
WATER
Problem: An under-sized county aqueduct unable to keep pace with growth among the system's users.
Solution: A regional agreement to build a pipeline to Lake Sonoma, building additional in-city storage facilities, increasing use of wastewater irrigation.
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