City of Sammamish Council-Interim Term--Position 3

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List of Candidates for City of Sammamish Council-Interim Term--Position 3:

Don GEREND
Helen BAXTER

Don GEREND
Don Gerend, former rocket scientist and college professor, has lived in Sammamish twenty years with his wife Susan and children, Jennifer and Jason. With a Ph.D. in astronomy, Don brings analytical skills and creative insight to the search for solutions to the numerous challenges facing our new city. Twenty years of experience as an investment advisor, entrepreneur and asset manager provide Don with the negotiating and consensus building skills essential for our new City Council. "My goals include providing damage control on growth, transportation alternatives, drug free community, safe streets and neighborhoods, balanced budget, control taxes, parks and playfields, diverse activities for youths, and creative school/community ties." Don believes that an informed community, guided by a responsive council and skilled staff, will produce a new city with a soul. "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to run a city, but it can't hurt to have one along for the launch." CAMPAIGN ADDRESS: 2959 224 PL SE, Issaquah, WA 98029 TELEPHONE: (425) 392-7531		Don GEREND

Helen BAXTER
Helen Baxter has lived on the Sammamish Plateau for nearly fifteen years with her husband and son. Since earning her degree from the U.W., she has been dedicated to early child development. Presently she works as a teaching assistant, is a den mother, active on the PTSA and local community issues, including supporting incorporation. Her only interest is helping to form a city that is safe, beautiful and nurtures the families who live here. Helen is committed to bringing a grounded, reasoned neighbor's voice to the council. Her priorities include a moratorium on building, ensuring citizen safety, drafting a viable budget and establishing a management team, developing parks and a community center, establishing a land use plan that preserves residential values, enforcing King County obligations to roads, directing property taxes to city benefit, opposing major commercial development, and ensuring future growth contributes fairly to our community. CAMPAIGN ADDRESS: P.O. Box 702, Fall City, WA 98024-0702 TELEPHONE: (206) 920-2276		Helen BAXTER