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The Issues |
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Here’s a synopsis of where I
stand on key issues in Yorba
Linda. For a more detailed view,
click here to view the Contract
with Yorba Linda. Feel free to
e-mail me at
Ed@Ed4yl.com or
call (714)577-0671 to discuss
these and other issues and ideas
you may have.
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Growth & Future Development |
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Yorba Linda is blessed with an
outstanding quality of life,
which in a large part is a
result of our “low-density”
character. Low-density means
lower crime, traffic and
congestion. I pledge to
carefully examine all
residential and commercial
development decisions with a
strong adherence to our current
“low-density” zoning and General
Plan.
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Crime, Traffic & Congestion |
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I will work closely with our
contracted police department and
our Traffic Commission, as well
as properly manage our City’s
growth, to keep crime, traffic
and congestion in check. I will
advance an agenda, which
promotes the highest level of
security and public safety
within Yorba Linda and I will be
responsive to our residents and
their driving needs and
concerns.
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Yorba Linda Town Center |
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As one of the community leaders
who helped stop the
overdevelopment of our downtown
by the previous City Council, I
can assure you that I will work
hard to develop our Town Center
in a manner that is consistent
with the “low-density” character
of our City. We should heed the
recommendations of the Town
Center Blue Ribbon Committee and
move forward with development in
a fiscally responsible manner.
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Eminent Domain |
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I strongly oppose the use of
eminent domain for economic
development. Private property
and businesses should not be
taken from their owners and
handed over to another private
interest. I fully support
Measure BB on the November 4
ballot, which prohibits the use
of eminent domain for economic
gain throughout all of Yorba
Linda. Vote YES on Measure BB.
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Fiscal Responsibility |
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We are all keeping a tighter
rein on our pocketbooks in these
turbulent economic times. The
same should apply to City
government, because after all,
it’s your money that’s being
spent. I pledge to maintain
current spending levels and I
will work to reduce costs
wherever possible. This isn’t a
convenient political promise,
because my actions speak for
themselves. I actively and
publicly opposed the City’s
proposed landscape & lighting
increase and the 11% annual
increase to the City Manager’s
salary and benefits, which
reached an outrageous $301,000.
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Open & Ethical City Government |
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I believe in and fully support
open, transparent and ethical
City government. The People’s
business should be conducted in
public and all meetings should
be “open” to the public. I will
NOT participate in “back room
deals.”
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An “open” government ordinance
to prohibit any and all closed
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session and / or private ad hoc
or other such committee
meetings, to the extent they are
not mandated “closed” by State
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An ethics ordinance that will
help eliminate conflicts of
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City contractors and developers. |
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A thorough review of the failed
Town Center Plan process that
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occurred with the previous City
Council. |
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An ordinance to prohibit the
City Council and City employees
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attempting to frustrate the
citizens’ free exercise of the
initiative, referendum and
recall processes. |
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Cultural Arts, Equestrian &
Athletic Facilities |
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Our family oriented community
deserves facilities families can
enjoy. Politicians have been
talking the past 10 years about
cultural arts, equestrian and
athletic facilities. It’s time
to stop talking and start doing.
I will move forward by
identifying appropriate
locations and exploring the
economic feasibility of a public
/ private development and
operating partnerships for both
a cultural arts and an
equestrian facility. I will also
work to expand our athletic
facilities through “joint use”
agreements with the School
District and other private
entities, as well as completing
City parks projects that are
well within our current budget.
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