CITY/SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
PLEASE SEND COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES TO: candidates2005@kitsapsun.com
Name:
Kathryn H. Quade
Birth
date:
Residential
address:
Home
phone: 360 779-4051
Cell
phone: 360 271-4802
E-mail:
Office
sought: Mayor, City of
Educational
background: see attached resume
Occupation/work
history: see
attached resume
Current
occupation or job:
Councilmember, City of
Volunteer
activities and community involvement: see
attached resume
Spouse’s
current occupation or job: Business Development Consultant
Have
you ever been convicted of a felony? No
Have you ever been ordered to pay a fine in an
administrative hearing or compensation to others as a result of a civil
lawsuit? No
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CANDIDATE
QUESTIONS:
1. What do you think are the three most
pressing issues facing the city or district? What would you do about them?
My top priorities are to promote
transportation alternatives, ease congestion and solve parking problems; to
promote sustainable, low impact development to preserve Poulsbo’s unique
character; and to bring people together in early public
participation.
2.
Why
do you think you are better qualified to hold this position than your
opponent(s)?
I have
diligently pursued further education, attended seminars and workshops, and achieved
my advanced Certified Municipal Leader certification through Association of
Washington Cities (see attached) in order to bring new ideas, technologies and
strategies back to the citizens of Poulsbo. I have been proactive rather than
reactive in planning to accommodate new growth by seeking alternative solutions
that fit the structure of the Growth Management Act, including low impact
development, and promoted increased public participation. Neither of my
opponents has tried to further their education through these opportunities.
3.
What
specific issues do you think the current members have handled well in the past
year or two? What did this show about how well the board or council functions?
The city has not
moved forward in the past seven or eight years. It’s not up to me to say what
they’ve done best, but what I can do better.
I will pursue living wage jobs for Poulsbo, look for solutions to our
parking problems and make sure the public is involved in the new municipal
campus at a very early stage.
4.
What
issues could have been handled better? How? Did these illustrate any general
problems in how this board or council functions?
Executive matters have been divulged outside of executive sessions, showing members’ inability to keep confidences. The downtown business owners are upset that their concerns have not been listened to. This underscores the need for more public participation early in the process.
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QUESTIONS?
Ann Strosnider: (360) 792-3325