Candidate for
Member, City Council; City of Petaluma

Affordable Traffic Solutions That Will Work

The Rainier crosstown connector will force a tax increase for all Petaluma property owners. We need solutions we can afford. We can afford to fix the Washington and McDowell intersection, install a right lane northbound freeway on-ramp, put a complete freeway interchange at Corona, and eventually connect Caufield all the way to Petaluma Blvd. These solutions can come in a series of steps, as we can afford them.

Economic Sustainability

Petaluma needs an economic plan which will create wealth. This is best achieved when the risks are controlled. If we develop in the Central Specific Plan area we can achieve the type of economic growth that will allow our community to afford better road maintenance, vital services such as police and fire protection, and citywide transportation.

The floods of Petaluma must be eliminated

Petaluma has suffered $34 million in flood damage to date. Today we are in the process of attempting to cure the problem with a $34 million flood control project. However, if we are short-sighted and continue to build in the Payran Reach area, the protection from the flood control project will decline to the 40 year level.