How long have you lived in Nederland?

3.5 years

Briefly describe your current career and home life.

Retired carpenter & maintenance manager with wife & 2 high school kids.

Briefly describe your educational and professional experience and explain how your skill set can best serve the Town of Nederland.

5 years Head Start Parent Advisory Committee

3 years North Dakota State Superintendent Parent Engagement Council

In your words please explain why you wanted to run for this position.

Important stuff is being left undone because of inability, for whatever reasons, to be completed fully.

Of the major projects/issues currently facing the BOT (Bobcat Ridge annexation, downtown redevelopment, Teens, Inc. child care proposal, suggestions for code change to come from the comprehensive plan update, suggestions for streets improvements to come from the multimodal transportation plan, the Chipeta Park pump track, tourism initiatives, water and sewer infrastructure, securing water rights, the keeping animals ordinance, the commitment to Proposition 123 and affordable housing development, an interconnected trails system, etc.) which would you make your top priorities?

Obviously water rights, and water/ sewer infrastructure of which need to be in place before some of these projects can be completed.

Who, if anyone, would you consider a mentor or figure who inspired you to run for this position? How did they inspire you?

My inspiration is that a lot of money goes to studies and other things, but little is done for the existing town.

Have you ever, or are you currently, serving on any boards for any non-profit organizations? If not, what organizations, or causes, have you considered joining?

HeadStart in N.D.

Of Nederland’s various boards and subcommittees (Board of Zoning Adjustment, Nederland Downtown Development Authority, Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Board, Planning Commission, Sustainability Advisory Board, Youth Advisory Board), which would you be most interested in serving as liaison for and why? (Mayoral candidates please answer hypothetically)

Planning Commission or Zoning Adjustment because of my Construction Background.

Taking into consideration that the community is outspoken against tourism but the Town budget is seemingly reliant on tourism revenue, as Mayor/Trustee, how would you mitigate tourism-based initiatives as they come up on the agenda?

We, in a nutshell, have to live with the tourism, to for one, offset of taxes, more revenue = less on property owners.

Have you reviewed the 2024 Strategic Plan? Of the listed priorities for 2024 which are most important to you as a resident of Nederland? In your opinion as a resident of Nederland is there a priority for the Town that was not listed in the Strategic Plan?

Infrastructure is number 1 priority, the rest will follow.

The Town of Nederland, having committed to Proposition 123, is required to provide 13 affordable housing units in three years. What are your suggestions for how to achieve this goal? Do you believe that the Boulder County requirements for what constitutes affordable housing is acceptable for Nederland?

I don’t have enough information, to give a honest opinion.

How familiar are you with the Town of Nederland’s 2024 budget? How would you mitigate a discussion or action item on your agenda that is of concern to the community but is not prioritized in either the budget or the 2024 Strategic Plan?

I don’t have a personal agenda. Mine is a community-based priority (Infrastructure affects the whole community.

In relation to the several proposals on the BOT’s table that involve large development projects either in the heart of downtown Nederland or sprawling just beyond our borders, requiring annexation, the term “responsible growth” has been used liberally. How do you describe responsible growth for Nederland?

Having or preparing to have infrastructure (utilities) ready and in place before annexation.