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Town Council Candidates Survey - Actual Form
Our survey is not meant to review your political career, but to illuminate how the concept of sustainability influences your thoughts and actions surrounding key areas of concern to the town. After the election, this document will be archived and act as a measure of your honesty and performance with regard to furthering sustainability in Fairfax and beyond.
Instructions:
Please provide two paragraphs (no longer than 200 words apiece) for each of the first eight topics below.
THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SHOULD HIGHLIGHT SPECIFIC ACTIONS YOU HAVE PERSONALLY TAKEN OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY IN THAT AREA.
THE SECOND PARAGRAPH SHOULD OUTLINE YOUR SPECIFIC VISION FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS WITH REGARD TO THE ISSUE.
To be fair to the candidates with limited political experience, we ask you to go beyond mention of local ordinances and resolutions and speak of your direct personal participation in these areas relating to sustainability . We are looking for specific examples of your direct involvement in the past, or specific plans for future initiatives should you be elected to the town council. To assist you, a glossary of functional terms is attached to this letter. Comments outside the scope of the specific issues will not be published.
For topic 9: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally , we ask that you briefly explain your position relative to each of the issue/actions listed. Please supply one paragraph per item.
Topics:
- Housing - affordable housing, impact on neighbors and habitat, green building, limits on home size, etc.
- Watershed Quality - environmental protection/restoration, safe drinking water, etc.
- Global Warming - transportation solutions, renewable energy use, etc.
- Local Self-Reliance - business ownership, meeting community needs, etc.
- Public Health - regulation of toxins and other health hazards, adherence to the precautionary principle, multi-generational recreation, etc.
- Building Community - support of volunteer organizations, fostering diversity, etc.
- Public Participation in Government - public outreach, neighborhood empowerment, public inclusion during policy-making, town council protocol, etc.
- Transportation - traffic, quality of life, safety, noise, alternatives, etc.
- Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
- Fairfax's resolution regarding the Patriot Act
- Fairfax's Pesticide Notification Ordinance.
- Fairfax's consideration of cell phone towers in Fairfax.
- Fairfax's involvement in the creation of a Marin Local Energy Council.
- Fairfax's membership in the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign?
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When Ray Martin opened the Scoop in 2001, he was the first Bay Area entrepreneur to sell organic ice cream flavored with sustainably sourced and local ingredients, such as on organic ice cream base from Straus organic creamery in Marshall, strawberries from Russ Sartori's farm in Tomales, raspberries from Mt. Barnabe Farms in San Geronimo, lavender and honey grown in West Marin. Fairfax Scoop has gone on to become one of Marin's hottest destinations for ice cream served in cookie-like, waffled cones and cups made fresh, on the premises, also from organic ingredients. A dozen flavors are served at any time; these always include one soy ice cream and one sorbet.
