In 2005 Trish Ran for Alderwoman

REAL PEOPLE RUNNING FOR REAL ISSUES

Patricia Cunningham-Egbert seeks elective office.

Straight from the candidate:

Welcome and thank you for visiting my site. I am running for Alderman of Frederick City.

I will tell you where I stand on the issues at this site. If I have not covered an issue you are interested in, please contact me, and I will respond by adding it here for all to see.

I am in favor of a Adequate Facilities  Ordnance. Common  sense tells me that to grow beyond what we are able to serve is a sure way of causing/compounding problems. Therefore, schools, roads, parks and water must be in the equation to allow growth.

I am in favor of a Forest Preservation Ordnance. To save the beauty of our City and its water supply we must have green space. I am in favor of Green building. I find it unnecessary to level land that already has mature trees to build and then plant immature trees that will take 10+ years to shade you. Trees are the girders that help stop hillsides from slumping across highways, sediment form reaching the Bay and keep your favorite trout stream running clean.

I do not support the widening of US 15 to six lanes. Many people are
under the misconception that it will get them home faster. This is not true. You see the exit roads are not and can not be made larger to handle the traffic coming of 15, therefore widening 15 will not change this and you will sit in six lanes of traffic versus four. I also am against taking peoples homes, and spending millions of dollars to still have 15 a failed highway. Even the State Highway Administration in their study have stated, 15 will still fail.

I am in favor of all municipalities interested in coming together to
fund, build and share a reservoir. As you know water is and will be a continuing problem if  we do not take a far reaching solution. The
Potomac, Monocacy, Wells, Lake Liganore or Carrol Creek can not sustain our water needs for the future.

My heart does not like killing "Bambi". My head understands that this is a necessary part of keeping a far more cruel death by starvation from over grazing limited space.

I believe that a balanced budget it a priority. That we can not spend more then we take in. That we balance our budget on known income versus one time sales, grants or other income that is not guarantied.

I believe that tax credits be given on an income basis, to help seniors and lower income individuals.

I am in favor of speed humps for residential streets to calm traffic. Also well marked street crossings, with all traffic red lighted so you can cross safely. There are many places that do not have sidewalks, this is an unacceptable safety hazard. I would seek to change this

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