on the cover / By North Coast Journal Staff

All The Pieces

Law enforcement should be implemented in such a way that it is able to prevent crime rather than simply react to it. This requires a well staffed, trained and compensated department that is able to focus on building strong relationships in the communities they serve. While on the short term this is more expensive to implement, I believe that over time the benefits of reduced crime and its associated costs to the government and community are well worth the investment.

Under what conditions should owners of TPZ parcels be allowed to build homes on their land?

I fully support the right to live on your land. It is the foundation of the rural lifestyle we treasure and I do not believe the productivity of our forests is put at risk because there is a home on the property. To the contrary, I believe environmental stewardship is enhanced by a closer connection to the forest and that this is a key step in creating more sustainable timber industry. Rather than creating impediments to homestead forestry we should be working to facilitate the certification of these parcels to the highest environmental standards. In this way we can receive the environmental benefits of less intensive forestry practices and the economic benefits of higher prices for sustainably harvested forest products.

In addition, we need to set high environmental standards that mitigate for the environmental impacts rural development can have. This is an opportunity to find innovative solutions and build industry leadership in environmental technology that will both protect our rural lands and create jobs.

How much do you figure you’ll spend on the election? Where will the money come from?

Our strategy to win this election is based on meeting and talking with individual voters. A certain amount of advertising is necessary to build name recognition, which helps open doors. The key is what happens once the door is open. This is why, instead of broad platitudes, I have chosen to put forward a detailed platform. I spend my time talking about the issues I am passionate about, not what I think people want to hear and I spend a tremendous amount of time listening. We will spend less than $30,000 on the primary election and it will come from our supporters. I do not believe money wins elections so I am more concerned with the number of supporters than the size of their checks.

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