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District #1 - Dick Ambler District #3 - George Squyres District #4 - Jay Lincoln District #5 - Susan Cvach |
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General: Property Taxes: Limit the county budget to those functions that were authorized to the county in the original county charter, and decrease taxes by doing only those things that are authorized. Schools: Reestablish the priority of teachers and students and proper facilities over social welfare programs and their administrators. Restore local control over schools, in court if necessary. Roads: Consolidate and outsource many of the functions of county highway and road maintenance to achieve greater benefit for citizens using the roads, taxpayers footing the bill and workers on the job. Specific: Community Development: Return Community Development to following the procedures that recognize the acceptability of standard septic systems in rural areas rather than the insistence that all septic systems be of an alternate model, a position unsupported by ADEQ policy. Constraint of Business: Allow businesses to locate the stores they wish to introduce, such as a super Wal-Mart, wherever the trade will bear without artificial constraints that favor the politically connected. Road Improvement Districts: Stop the process whereby a bare majority of property owners can force a minority to pay for road improvements they do not desire, often at the cost of severe financial hardship or loss of their home if they are unable to pay the increased taxes. School Alternatives: Allow the maximum leeway for alternative schooling situations such as home schooling, charters, and other models that increase choice for parents. Create a local version of vouchers and tax credit programs that allow parents increased choice in schooling their children. Funding Law Enforcement: Restore proper funding to law enforcement and the sheriffs' office so that deputies are paid a wage commensurate with other law enforcement personnel, and that adequate personnel can be hired and retained. Encourage communication between the sheriff's department and the community to increase the awareness of what services the community requires from the county, and what services are unneeded. Utilize inmate labor for county obligations to save tax dollars and defer the costs of inmate care. |
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District #1 Dick Ambler I was born in Denver in the dead of winter in early 1934, eventually graduating from Berkeley High School, California, in 1952. I went for two years to Colorado A & M, majoring in forestry, eventually getting my B.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology, emphasizing archaeology, from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and my Masters at the University of Arizona. After working for two years at the University of Texas, the lure of the mountain and an offer from NAU brought me back to Flagstaff. I am running as a Libertarian for County Supervisor of District 1, which includes west Flagstaff and NAU over to Switzer Canyon and out US 180 past the Museum and Kendrick Park to the Grand Canyon and north to Fredonia. I have lived in Coconino County for almost 40 years, in the same house for 37. I taught archaeology at NAU for most of that time, retiring in 1986. Prior public service includes helping to write a faculty constitution for NAU and being on the faculty senate for several terms, serving as chairman of the Fort Valley fire District for several terms, and ongoing encouragement of the local music scene. The work of a County Supervisor can be summarized as looking at all proposals, by and to the Board, in enough detail to judge whether each proposal is likely to do more harm or good to the citizens of the County. I will try to judge the benefits to all citizens of the county rather than to a few privileged citizens or to Coconino County as a governmental agency. We are all privileged to live here, in this largest and most diverse County in the USA, and one of my goals is to help keep it from becoming another Los Angeles County. Many people live in Coconino County by choice; others, because they can't earn enough money to get out. Coconino County is widely known to be a very expensive place to live. Homeowners here have the advantage of one of the lowest property taxes in the country, and I see no reason for taxes to increase in order to fund federal- or state-mandated programs. To my mind, County Departments preserving our individual rights, such as the Sheriff's Department, are worth their costs. I would be willing to bet that many County departments have too much work to do because of unnecessary regulations. Do the Feds compensate us for the time our County employees spend filling out Federal forms and writing required reports? Do we even need all of our County regulations ? The Board should consider whether existing and proposed County ordinances, practices, and regulations violate the principles of liberty upon which our country was founded. The impact upon individual liberty should be considered for all actions. As a general rule, the more people who are affected by a project, the more possibility for disagreement, and I will welcome hearing all views District #3 George Squyres I have lived in Northern Arizona since 1990, been a Libertarian since 1972, and actively engaged in the political process here and elsewhere for over 20 years. I did doctoral work in political philosophy at University of Southern California. I am currently a resident of Elk Springs (north of Parks) where I was a member of the area planning committee in 2000, working to protect property rights in the writing of that county planning document. I have been an automotive professional all of my life, serving as both a member and an officer of my automotive trade associations. I was instrumental in representing the industry in the initial efforts of the EPA to write regulation of automotive paint spraying. I currently have a small shop in West Flagstaff, doing automotive restoration. In October of 2001, I, along with two other activists, formed the Coconino County LP and began recruiting others to join the effort to build the county party into a viable political force in northern Arizona. I was a member of the Platform Committee to the Libertarian National Convention in Indianapolis in 2002, and again in Atlanta in 2004, and have been championing the project to redevelop the national platform. I was elected to the Libertarian National Committee in 2002, and again in 2004 for the Southwest Region. In addition to serving as chairman for the Coconino County LP, I am the second vice chair for the Arizona LP. District #4 Jay Lincoln I have lived on Burris Lane in Coconino County since 1976, with my wife and daughter. Last year, at the age of 55, I retired from W.L. Gore & Associates, where I was an engineer for over 20 years. At that time, I started a tree removal service and that is what I do today. While I have served the Coconino County Libertarian Party as treasurer, I have never before sought public office. In all five county supervisor districts, the Libertarians find themselves as sole contenders for positions that would otherwise become occupied by unchallenged Democrats (4 out of 5 districts are incumbents). In this case, the Libertarians are not the "third party"; they are actually the "other" party! This is a unique situation and a great opportunity for the voters of Coconino County to bring dramatic change to their local government. I believe that the template for government decisions should be that "government should do for the people ONLY that which they cannot do for themselves." Obviously, this would reduce the size of government and in many cases reduce or remove programs that you have grown accustomed to seeing. Westerners, and Arizonans in particular, are very creative and resourceful. They don't actually need much from their county government, but their needs should be met with creative, resourceful and efficient solutions. This type of government would cost the taxpayers less and allow the county to focus on providing exceptional services in key areas, such as infrastructure (roads), education, and protection (life and property). District #5 Susan Cvach Susan Cvach resides in Marble Canyon and Page with her husband and two children. Born (1954) in Rockford, Illinois, and having earned a B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Ms. Cvach moved to Arizona as a young adult. She has lived 16 of the past 24 years in northern Arizona. Ms. Cvach has worked in many businesses and institutions in the Page and Marble Canyon areas, including substitute teaching in Page Unified District and teaching at Coconino Community College, accounting, marina work on Lake Powell and Colorado river trips. For the past five years she has been involved with writing, speaking and helping to administer internet discussion venues about alternative education and libertarian parenting. She is committed to individual liberty and individual rights and responsibility. Susan Cvach currently homeschools her children, writes, and volunteers in the community. Her pledge to the constituents of District 5: "Government is responsible to the citizens of this county. If elected to county supervisor for District 5 of Coconino county, I know that it will take time to sort out current problems. One urgent problem in the Page area is that of emergency services. I would pledge one-half of my salary as county supervisor for the first two years of my term to help pay for these emergency services, while we create better solutions." |
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