League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
	Donna Brusaschetti Answers Questions Candidate for Council Member; City of Morgan Hill

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Questions & Answers

1. What experience related to city government would you bring to the City Council?

This is my first foray into Municipal Politics. I have twenty years experience on multiple Boards and Non Profits, including operating within the Brown Act. I believe my well rounded past experience; being a thirty year Morgan Hill resident as well as command a strong working knowledge of our city; combined with strength and common sense qualifies me to make the correct decisions for our future.

2. What concerns are of particular importance to the city and how would you address them?

Morgan Hill is positioning itself to have to deal with an Identity Crisis. Our explosion of growth and projected estimate of nearly doubling our population must be carefully considered taking our unique agricultural based environment combined with a progressive minded government into account as well as our future growth to ensure our goal is reached in the most thoughtful manner possible. The issues obviously include Growth and the housing and infrastructure necessary to sustain and support that growth. I believe high density housing downtown near transit hubs and the planned master community (Master Plan) will be the most logical solution. This will also support continuing the path to an even more vibrant and vital downtown for our merchants as well as our community.

3. How would you balance the needs of the City as a whole with groups' interests?

The answer to this question is constantly changing as our community needs change. We need to revisit our outstanding needs more frequently to make sure we are in tune with current issues. We do an excellent job of long term forecasting and planning, but I believe we can do more for short term and immediate needs. This can best be achieved by more open forums to hear the public ideas and discuss whether it is a viable option with our current plans.

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