Field Crowded To Fill Johnson's Council Seat
At city hall, the deadline has passed to apply for Norm Johnson's seat. And there are a few applicants. Just how many?
City spokesperson Randy Beehler is counting the forms. "Five, six seven..."
We'll get back to that, but first we met a couple of the folks who applied.
Tim Price is a manager at Orchard Rite, a company that manufactures ag equipment, like tree shaking machines for almond growers.
Price says if he's on the council, he'll take a hard look at the big recreation projects the city's planning.
Price says, "They're gonna run the golf course again for '09 which is fine I actually use that. An Aquatic Center would be good, too, but I'm not sure if right now is the time to do it."
Another candidate is Angela Weeks. She has 14 years prior experience in city government and now works in fruit sales. We caught up with her in the middle of a kitchen remodel.
Weeks says "I think the people need to know that they have someone representing them who is approachable."
Meanwhile, back at city hall the counting goes on.
Beehler says "Sixteen, seventeen..."
Okay, we'll check back again.
A third candidate, Cesar Dominguez, is a pastor at Franklin Hill Foursquare Church. Dominguez says creating jobs would be his top goal. "It's gonna take a full blown effort across a wide spectrum of jobs and so you need input not just from people who are running their own businesses but also those who have the experience of working their way up."
That's just three in the running, so how many are there total?
Randy Beehler says "Twenty nine. Yup that's the total. Twenty nine.
Seems like being on the city council is a pretty desirable job. The cutoff was noon today. The council will likely narrow down the list before holding interviews in January.
City spokesperson Randy Beehler is counting the forms. "Five, six seven..."
We'll get back to that, but first we met a couple of the folks who applied.
Tim Price is a manager at Orchard Rite, a company that manufactures ag equipment, like tree shaking machines for almond growers.
Price says if he's on the council, he'll take a hard look at the big recreation projects the city's planning.
Price says, "They're gonna run the golf course again for '09 which is fine I actually use that. An Aquatic Center would be good, too, but I'm not sure if right now is the time to do it."
Another candidate is Angela Weeks. She has 14 years prior experience in city government and now works in fruit sales. We caught up with her in the middle of a kitchen remodel.
Weeks says "I think the people need to know that they have someone representing them who is approachable."
Meanwhile, back at city hall the counting goes on.
Beehler says "Sixteen, seventeen..."
Okay, we'll check back again.
A third candidate, Cesar Dominguez, is a pastor at Franklin Hill Foursquare Church. Dominguez says creating jobs would be his top goal. "It's gonna take a full blown effort across a wide spectrum of jobs and so you need input not just from people who are running their own businesses but also those who have the experience of working their way up."
That's just three in the running, so how many are there total?
Randy Beehler says "Twenty nine. Yup that's the total. Twenty nine.
Seems like being on the city council is a pretty desirable job. The cutoff was noon today. The council will likely narrow down the list before holding interviews in January.
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