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Jere Melo
1533 votes
36.97%
- Occupation: Forester, Council Member
- Employed as a local Forester, for 38 years
- Elected as Mayor, 2000-2004.
- Elected to Council, 1996 and 2000.
- Appointed to Planning Commission, 1992-96
- B.S. Forestry, Univ. of California, Berkeley,'64
- Hon. discharge, Captain, U.S. Army, 1970
Priorities:
- Support basic industry: fishing, timber and tourism.
- Seek and encourage new business that will provide jobs.
- Continue to improve water supplies, sewage treatment and streets.
Douglas J. "Doug" Hammerstrom
1359 votes
32.77%
- Occupation: Attorney-at-Law
- BA in Economics from UC Santa Barbara
- JD (law degree) from Hastings College of the Law
- Fort Bragg Community Development Advisory Board member
- former member of Gualala Municipal Advisory Council
- Small business experience as medical office manager
- homeschooling parent
Priorities:
- Independent and responsive voice of the residents of Fort Bragg
- Community-oriented development that maintains small town values and does not financially burden current residents
- Strengthen the economy of Fort Bragg with good jobs and home town businesses
Rob Borcich
1216 votes
29.32%
- Occupation: Painting Contractor
- 33 years Painting Co. 14 years Owner only
- 2 years Real Estate Agent non-Commisioned Broker Staff
- 7 years Owned Energy Conservation Co. in N.M. and worked for large Power Industry Co. as Sales engineer-Director of National accounts for alternative
- Born in Fort Bragg, 1951, College 1969 extended ed. no degree.
- Member of FB original Redevelopment Citizen Advisory Board,appointed Planning commision 2002
- Raising second family in Fort Bragg because of quality of life actively participate in volunteer School activities
Priorities:
- Improve infrastructure within city to help create housing business and jobs
- Streamline Governmental processing to be user friendly and encouraging
- Put my background of Sewer facililities and Utility franchise agreements to use for the cities benefit, particularly as it relates to GP lands
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