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Q: In your opinion, what are the three most important issues facing Granby over the next four years, and what specifically would you like the Board of Trustees to do about them?

In next four years, it will be housing [and] water. I would say affordability or comfort of living. 

It depends who is on the board, but if I would be on the board, then I think the town board needs to reestablish what was called as the Water Board, Water Advisory Board, or Water Committee to address the water supplies issue and water rates and look for the water infrastructure improvements that are feasible to do. 

As for the housing, there is immediate need, which is to fill the empty homes that are currently standing there as “affordable” or “attainable homes.” And housing issue addressed the same way. I do think there is a need for the town board to form either the task force or the advisory board for housing that would consist [of] builders, realtors, businesspeople, and people who have smart ideas and opinions.

And the last thing to make here living comfortable, safe and enjoyable. I think there needs to be transparency in Granby’s government, that means that people need to have a way to say what they feel, what they want, and it’s not there at this time at the town’s board.

Q: What is one area where you believe the town should be spending more money, and one area where you believe spending should be more carefully scrutinized?

I think the entire finances of the town at this time should be scrutinized. And town has about, depends how you look it up, a $20 million budget. So, the money that the town collects should be the priority; to put the money back for the benefit of the people. And if I can elaborate a little bit on it, I think that right now people look on the government, like, they see the government is wasting their money. That’s the problem, not where the money goes or should go. They either feel that they [are] paying the taxes for benefits they do not get, or they get the services or products that have no value or otherwise junk, or they think that the money are just disappearing in the system.

So, the money should be spent where people feel their needs are.

Q: How should the town balance the needs of year-round residents, local businesses, second-home owners and visitors when those interests conflict?

Conflicting interests, [is a] very good thing, actually. And the best thing for the town to do is to invite the people that have a conflicting or opposing opinion to talk. And the more open that environment will be to opinions that are conflicting, different from each other, the better the outcome will be. And it’s not just the one direction, right? The outcome will be the way that the outcome of these discussions will turn out. 

We, as the trustees, we have to listen what people say, and there will be prevailing the interest from these conversations. For us, for me as a candidate, it’s more important to allow that opposing or conflicting interest be heard, or people that are present these opinions be heard.

Q: What should the town be doing to support locally owned businesses and strengthen the year-round economy?

Let the businesses do their own business with as little interference into their operation as possible. And let the economy drive the development, not the town; the development of the businesses.

Q: In a situation where trustees try to make a decision that a vocal group of residents strongly oppose, how would you approach that situation?

I would probably ask first the questions why the people oppose something, and then I would look what’s behind it, and I would go from there.

Q: At the end of your term, what specific accomplishments would make you say your time as a trustee was successful?

I think to survive a four year [term] in the office without creating more harassments and lawsuits would be the success for any trustee in the Town of Granby specifically.

Q: Granby continues to see a lot of development, both downtown and in areas like Granby Ranch and Grand Elk. Where do you believe additional growth makes the most sense? What kind of infrastructure needs to be in place before additional development is approved?

Both Granby Ranch and Grand Elk were [developed]. they were already designed many years ago. There is not much to change on that. 

What may be more important to focus on [is] to fill the empty spaces in the existing development with [the] type of infrastructure or [the] type of residences that are most needed. And that’s in the old town area, or the Granby Prosper area.

I don’t think that [the infrastructure question] is a good question to ask in [general], but the purpose of the town is to build the infrastructure, and build the infrastructure, in general, is [understood as] the streets, the communication lines. That means electricity, water, sewer, and transportation corridors. And that’s not just the town of Granby. That’s any town [or] city.

Q: Affordable and workforce housing has been a continuing issue in Granby. What specific changes, if any, would you support? What are your thoughts on Granby’s proposed rezoning plan and the Nuche Village project?

The first thing to do would [be to] go down to find the roots of these downfalls, and I believe it’s rooted right inside of the town hall, and so the first steps would be to scrutinize the financial records of the Town of Granby.

I do think there is a need to do some zoning adjustments because Town of Granby never had the planning department before. And no one paid attention to it for years. But to do a comprehensive zoning overhaul for the town that’s mostly developed, I don’t think it’s necessary, and I think it’s too overwhelming to process. So zoning changes should be done but should be done progressively and one [at] a time. What was the other question?

The first thing I think would be to find a way, how to get the people into those empty homes [in Nuche village] before the winter. And no one, at this time, I think knows what had happened with [the] millions of dollars that were invested into it, and no one has the answer why that housing development failed, and it’s still a failure. So, until there is a time to look [at] the records, I don’t think anyone can provide a clear answer.

Q: As Granby grows, what do you believe the town’s priorities should be for public safety, emergency preparedness and evacuation planning?

People need to feel safe. That’s important. In order to feel safe, we need to have a staffed police department. Now, retention of police officers has been an issue. Also, position of police chief has been an issue. So, keep that police department stuck. That would be the priority. 

Emergency preparedness requires a plan, a developed plan. Town of Granby did not pay any attention so far to this area. So, to develop the plan, emergency plan, we will not need to get some people together and start working on this and do it right away. 

Evacuation and emergency planning; those are two things [that] come together, and it’s the same answer for me, from me. We do need to del work and plan for this, and it doesn’t happen by talking about it. It happens [by inviting] the interested parties, emergency response teams, and start building the plan and train for it. Or train for the emergency situations.

Editor’s note: This candidate profile has been updated to include a missing answer about infrastructure.