AGE: 39
OCCUPATION: Abilitree employee
PARTY: Democrat
YEARS IN BEND: 31
PAST YEAR COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDANCE: None
PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR: Bend Parks and Rec, ARC Board as a self advocate, Deschutes County Council on Accessibility, Communications Representative for COTP (Central Oregon Transition Plus), BEAT (Bend Experimental Art Theater).
TOP THREE GOALS:
1) Fix the sidewalks for handicap access
2) Uplift the poor and have more affordable housing
3) More bang for the buck for taxpayers
ON MIRROR POND: I would like to keep Mirror Pond the same, since it is one of the centerpieces of Bend.
ON URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY: I am unfamiliar with UGB.
ON VACATION RENTALS: I would like to see more vacation rentals, to bring more economy to Bend.
BEST OF BEND: The nice, friendly and generous people who live here.
WORST OF BEND: Progress on fixing our sidewalks for handicapped people.
FAVORITE MUSIC: [No answer]
SIMPSONS ALTER EGO: “I don’t watch Simpsons too much, but I would have to say Mr. Burns. Just kidding, I like Barney on the episode when he was sober. He seemed very kind.”
VOTE RICHARD BECAUSE: “I am the best person for the job because I have been a part of the community since 1983. I know a lot of people, and I can represent those who are commonly not heard or ignored.”
This article appears in Sep 18-25, 2014.
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Hi, My name is Richard (Robertson) and I’ve lived in Bend for 31 years. I think that Mirror Pond should be kept as is and I am “unfamiliar” with the Urban Growth Boundary. Oh, and by-the-way, I want to be your next City Councilman! Dude, Really? Given the caliber of the candidates presented in this week’s Source, can anyone wonder how our city council ends up making the kinds of bone-headed decisions it makes?
New to Bend
re: new to bend
the guys got down’s syndrome in case you can’t tell…