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A-4 THE FRIDAY FLYER SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 Candidates discuss their views on fire services
DONNA RITCHIE
EDITOR, THE FRIDAY FLYER
The Chamber of Commerce invited the public to meet the candidates run- ning for Canyon Lake City Council at a forum on Tuesday in the City Coun- cil Chamber. Approximately 70 resi- dents attended.
The Chamber’s Past President Do- lores Badillo opened the forum. Cham- ber President Jim Randle mediated the event, and John Guzman served as time keeper.
The candidates were given three minutes to make an opening statement. Candidate Larry Greene opened the candidate introductions, followed by George Middle, Randy Bonner, David Eilers and Jordan Ehrenkranz.
The candidates answered the fol- lowing eight questions, which were asked by the audience and randomly selected by the Chamber. Each can- didate had two minutes to answer the question.
1. What is the benefit to local busi- ness owners to have the City of Can- yon Lake remain a city?
2. What are your thoughts on the BLM land development?
3. In the next three years what is the most difficult challenge we face and how would you deal with it?
4. How do you stand on the subject of disincorporation?
5. How do you propose to attract, and more importantly retain, new businesses to the City of Canyon Lake with offices and stores in the Eastport Center and the Towne Center without expecting the local businesses/Mer- chant Owners Association to expend their resources to support your vision?
6. What will be the first order of
City Council candidates sitting at the front table during Tuesday's Meet the Candidates Forum are, from left, Jordan Ehrenkranz, Dave Eilers, Randy Bonner, George Middle and Larry Greene. Sitting with them are timekeeper John Guzman and moderator Jim Randall.
business when you start your term?
7. What do you propose to do differ- ently than the past councils to generate
new businesses in Canyon Lake? 8.What could you do to make the people passing by on Railroad Canyon Rd./Newport Rd. stop and patronize
the businesses in the Towne Center? After the question and answer por- tion, each candidate had 2 minutes to
make closing remarks.
Over the next few weeks, residents
will have a chance to hear from their City Council candidates, learn how much they understand about the City’s current and future challenges, and what each candidate hopes to accom- plish if elected to serve a four-year term on City Council.
Residents who have a question they’ d like to have candidates answer in The Friday Flyer’s Q&A can e-mail
their questions to news@goldingpub- lications.com.
The general election will take place on November 8. All Canyon Lake citi- zens registered to vote are eligible to vote for candidates to fill the three available seats on City Council.
In last week’s Q&A, The Friday Flyer asked the candidates to provide their background and why they wish to serve on City Council. This week, The Friday Flyer asked candidates to explain their plans to continue fire services for the City of Canyon Lake. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order according to their last names.
Question:
In 400 or fewer words, please explain what your plans are to continue fire ser- vices for the City of Canyon Lake?
Randy Bonner
The solution to a cost effective, con- tinuous fire service for the City of Can- yon Lake is pretty straightforward, yet a history of past commitments has not been honored.
The current City Manager Aaron Palmer has extensive experience with fire services, with added free consul- tation from his father with many more years of the same experience. Aaron is looking at state level support, but the state overhead costs are 12 percent and Riverside County overhead is 8 percent. This combination of 20 percent would increase our fire services approximately $500,000.
Idyllwild and San Jacinto have taken the lead in developing a Joint Powers
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