The PCA posed a series of 10  questions to candidates for the Piedmont City Council in the upcoming election on February 7.   Following are the candidates’ entire responses to question #3:

How would you demonstrate leadership and initiative in addressing fiscal/budget issues if you are elected to the Council, especially during the next 6 to 12 months? > Click to read more…

The PCA posed a series of 10  questions to candidates for the Piedmont City Council in the upcoming election on February 7.   Following are the candidates’ entire responses to question #5.

 Do you support the full set of recommendations of:
– the 2011 Municipal Tax Review Committee (MTRC) on budget/fiscal issues?
– the League of Women Voters (LWV) Task Force on contract administration?
– the Audit Subcommittee on undergrounding projects?
– the City Administrator on priority for implementing these reforms?

Please identify any recommendation you do not support and state your reasons. > Click to read more…

The PCA posed a series of 10  questions to candidates for the Piedmont City Council in the upcoming election on February 7.   Following are the candidates’ entire responses to question #9:

The MTRC recommends multi-year planning, would you want to start with the 2012-13 budget? > Click to read more…

The PCA posed a series of 10  questions to candidates for the Piedmont City Council in the upcoming election on February 7.   Following are the candidates’ entire responses to question #6:

Would you support holding one or more public forums or town hall meetings on City plans for the future of the following public facilities?

• the East Wing of 801 Magnolia
• the Piedmont swimming pool
• future proposals for large capital improvement projects > Click to read more…

The PCA posed a series of 10  questions to candidates for the Piedmont City Council in the upcoming election on February 7.   Following are the candidates’ entire responses to question #10:

The City of Piedmont is eligible for approximately $500,000 in East Bay Regional Park WW bond funds.  How would you like to see this money spent?  (Identify up to 3 projects of priority.) > Click to read more…

The PCA posed a series of 10  questions to candidates for the Piedmont City Council in the upcoming election on February 7.   Following are the candidates’ entire responses to question #8:

If service quality can be maintained, would you support an independent study to determine potential savings to Piedmont by adopting the Albany fire department staffing model of paramedic and fire protection services? > Click to read more…

Vote No on Piedmont Measure A Sewer Surtax – 

At a Councilmember’s request, I read 2009 and 2011 federal court orders to determine
if they require the City of Piedmont to replace the remainder of its sewer mainlines.  I
also read the Municipal Tax Review Committee (MTRC) Report, the Council’s new
sewer surtax ordinance, various relevant EPA and Water Board documents and the Voter
Information Pamphlet section on Measure A. > Click to read more…

Piedmont Resident Objects to Letter in Piedmont Post –

Dear Editor:

I have just read the letter by Guy Saperstein in the 12/21/11 edition of the Piedmont Post and find it to be inaccurate, misguided and mean spirited.  It requires a response. Why does Mr. Saperstein feel the need to make personal attacks on someone who is willing to give his time, expertise, and energy to improve the fiscal and civic health of our city? > Click to read more…

Candidate supports professional, independent evaluation of full cost of Blair Park –

Dear Neighbor,

We Piedmonters have been very generous in taxing ourselves to maintain a high level of municipal services, as you know from the property tax bill you recently received. And the City Council is asking for another substantial jump in property taxes when we vote on February 7. But in recent years, our generosity and trust have not been rewarded by careful management of City expenditures.

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The following is a letter sent to the Piedmont City Council by a Piedmont resident –

Moving forward with Blair Park amounts to rolling the dice.  What is gained by the gamble is clear.  The organized soccer teams will get a large, artificial turf playing field that will allow them more practice time.  > Click to read more…