||| FROM ROBERT WAUNCH |||


Fire District. A very important part of a good functioning board is historical memory and experience. Currently the only person running for a board position with historical memory and experience is Leith Templin. Leith has not only been a very active member of several organizations serving our community, but when several of the Fire District board members left, she stepped up, volunteered, and served on the finance committee working closely with a professional Fire Department consulting firm analyzing expenditures, requirements, and future cost solutions; then compared the solutions to other Fire Departments with the same
problems. Leith knows the complete and complex financial requirements required, both now and in the future, to operate and maintain the excellent level of service we receive from our Fire District and Emergency Personnel. Leith already has the required historical financial knowledge. I highly recommend Leith as the most qualified to serve.

Port of Orcas. My second recommendation is Rick Fant for Port Commissioner. I have known and worked with Rick for many years and know him to be a man of high energy: if something needs to be done – he gets it done. He has been a successful businessman, an active pilot who knows airport operations, and has been involved in several voluntary charitable organizations and Port activities. He understands what a vital asset the airport is to Orcas and he also knows a Port has the ability to participate in other activities that can support our island. I know he will ensure the Orcas Port will operate in an efficient responsible manner and our tax dollars are
spent wisely and efficiently.


 

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