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Candidates to answer 12 questions
Seven candiates line up for vacant seat
By Elizabeth Prata
Gray--The
Gray Town Council Chair Pam Wilkinson and Manager
Mitch Berkowitz developed a dozen questions for the
seven candidates to answer in what they call "Phase
2" of the appointee process to fill a vacant
seat on the Council. The seat became available when
Richard Barter stepped down on October 5. The seat
will be filled by an appointee until the next municipal
election in June, when the successful appointee, or
a challenger, may run for election for the remmaining
one year of Barter's term. Phase 1 included an interview
at the Council meeting on the 19th of October. There
were four candidates there, Richard Hall, Alison Brown,
Andy Upham, and Denise Duda, who answered the Council's
questions in a short interview. Mark Sanborn, Wade
Trudel, and Michael MacDonald will be given another
chace to answer some questions on the spot at the
November 9th meeting.
Candidate
Questions, "By Pam and Mitch":
1.
Describe your experience working in a team or committee
environment, and/or within the public sector environment;
especially as it relates to your personal working
style.
2.
What do you see the role of both the Manager and a
Town Councilor to be?
3.
In your opinion, what are the top three issues facing
the Town of Gray in the next year?
4.
If you could leave a legacy of accomplishments from
a term on the Council, what would that be?
5.
The Comprehensive Plan is a guideline document completed
two years ago. Now the implementation process is evolving,
how would you handle an issue the represents the strategies
defined within the document but is contrary to your
beliefs?
6.
What is your vision for the Town of Gray in five and
ten years? Please comment on where do you see the
Town going, what is your vision of its direction?
And how do you plan to implement your vision?
7.
What do you see as the greatest opportunities for
Gray now?
8.
If the tax cap is approved and assuming cooperation
from SAD 15, do you believe that : The Town Council
can make the necessary adjustments without critically
impacting essential services and, would you have the
will and confidence to participate in and affact such
adjustments?
9.
What do you believe are the greatest threats that
might prevent Gray from becoming what you have envisioned?
And why do you believe those are threats?
10.
How would you respond to the following statement:
11.
Where can the current Council improve?
12. How can you help with this improvement?
