League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Russ Valiquette Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Gilroy

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Questions & Answers

1. What experience relavent to setting governmental policy will you bring to the Council?

Leadership and the knowledge learned from working in the Military, Private sector and most importantly, from time on both the Gilroy City Council & Planning Commission.

Being elected to Council is more then just showing up for meetings. It's taking the time to get your hands dirty by digging for the answers. It's knowing your community and not being afraid to get involved.

What it comes down too is who is willing to put Gilroy first?

2. What would your general policy be with respect to maintaining current levels of service during these difficult economic times?

We need to focus on Gilroy's Core Responsibilities, namely Public Safety, Water and Sewer services, and most importantly, how they are funded and managed. I will use the same philosophy we all use for the daily running of our households and make the right choice between a "want" and a "need".

3. What components of the Town's General Plan would you support or modify; e.g., pathways, easements for lot development, and open space preservation?

Because of the way the economy is, and the difficult time for new housing and business, I don't believe that there is just one area of the General plan that needs to be worked on. There has almost been a 3 or 4 year freeze to the General Plan. What I would do is put a taskforce together, much like is done for General Plan updates, and do a review and update of the General Plan.

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