2010 Candidate Position Survey (also available to candidates online via Survey Monkey)

Please feel free to attach as many pages as are necessary to include your complete answers.

1.Name:____________________________________________________Phone:___________________________

Address:____________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________Email address:_______________________

2. Website:____________________________________

3. For which office are you running?

4. What is your professional background and current occupation?

5. Please list high school(s) attended and any higher education with degrees earned, if any.

6. List professional, governmental, community service or other relevant organizational affiliations you have maintained within the past 10 years. List approximate dates of service.

7. Please comment on how your own background and skills would assist you as an officeholder.

8. The Raven Society Mission Statement is at the top of this page. Do you support this mission? Why or why not? If elected, what will you do in support of this mission?

9. What do you see as the three most critical issues facing Blount County? Being as specific as possible, please tell us how you will address each of these issues.

10. Rapid development in Blount County has implications for the County budget, as well as for our air and water quality, scenic heritage and community character. If elected, what principles would guide your decisions regarding growth and development?

11. Do you support the extension of the Pellissippi Parkway (PPE) from Old Knoxville Highway (SR 33) to US 321?

a. ? Yes or ? No

b. Please explain why you support or oppose the extension, including any statistics or studies you may know of which support your opinion.

12. If the PPE is eventually built, how will you address the development pressures this potential new road will bring, including impacts on Blount County’s secondary roads, schools, public services, air and water quality?

13. Which, if any, of the proposals presented by the Growth Management Advisory Committee (GMAC) would you recommend using to raise funds to purchase and preserve green space in the rural parts of the county?

14. If elected, please describe how you would incorporate the Five Guiding Policies of the county’s Policies Plan into your own decision-making process.

15. What is your vision for Blount County in 20 years?