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An edition of The Arizona Republic AGannett newspaper John Zidich CEO and Publisher Nicole Carroll xecutive nicole.carroll@arizonarepublic.com Venita James Community Director, 602-444-6932 venita.james@arizonarepublic.com arrie Watters Gilbert Editor, 602-444-8123 carrie.watters@arizonarepublic.com TO ADVERTISE: Contact Amber Schwieger Sales Manager, 602-444-7940 a TO SUBSCRIBE: 602-444-1000 CONTACT US: 602-444-6397 200 E. Van Buren Phoenix, AZ 85004 CORRECTIONS: Call 602-444-NEWS (6397) e-mail Gilbert Editor Carrie Watters ILBERT EPUBLIC 4 Z12 FRIDAY, 07.25. 14 Community News look at the town as being a teen- a ger and we needed to move it into a Cooksaid. Before Cookcame on board, he said there was no strategic plan for replacing the 10,000 fire hydrants in the older neighborhood of northwest Gilbert. town is working on a plan to make needed hydrant repairs and ext end their lives, saving the thousands it would take to replace a hydrant.

In his focus on economic develop- ent, he said he is against rezoning commercial land to residential. want to hang on to as much comm ercial as possible; one of the great struggles as he said. He noted that Gilbert stands at two- thirds of build-out, and the town will need a revenue stream from commer- ial. do not want to give that he aid. is a potential reve- ue stream for the future.

We residents want our taxes to increase, so see me fight for properties to re- ain job was when he was around 10 years old, loading clay pig eons for a trap and skeet shoot at the Rod and Gun Club on Williams Air orce Base. His Air Force father was a member of the club. Asked his favorite book, he said he eads Gary Value of which focuses on how to be a good husband and father. The book maintains that each man has a silver sword and a gold sword. The silver one identifies a man in the work day slays the dragons of the Too many men, Cooksaid, mistakenly fail to put away the silver sword when they come home, a time when he needs the gold sword of kindness, tenderness, love and forgiveness.

need to be better at using the gold Cook Continued from Page 3 with commercial development, but that ome sites viable for commercial roperty, and the fact that somebody owns that land and they have aright to develop their She said she bases her decisions on best for the community as a She said biggest challenge ow is to balance theneeds of the older section, including repairing infrastructure, and the demands of a grow- i ng south Gilbert, which needs amenities. sections of Gilbert are so diff erent, and we need to focus on all at the same she said. has been endorsed by the Small Business Gilbert Chamber of Commerceand Southe ast Valley Regional Association of Realtors, has worked at the polls nearly very election, and she volunteered in er elementary-school library, where she developed a passion for the Harry Potter books. A common issue for civic leaders is deciding between community and individual rights, decisions that can pit res- i dents against developers. Again, she come down 100percent on one ide or the other.

weigh it as best you and look at the community as a whole so the ecision is the best for everybody in the long she said. Asked if there have been Town Council actions that she disagrees with, she said yes: The council has decided to not necessarily interview applicantsfor boards and commissions but to choose them solely on an application. boards and commissions play a very important role. I think important to meet the she said. think you can learn as much about aperson from an application as sitting down and having a Peterson Continued from Page 3 KEY ELECTION DATES July 28: Last day to register to vote in the rimary election.

July 31: Early voting begins for primary. Aug. 14: Last day to request mail ballot hrough the town of Gilbert. Aug. 15: Last day to request a mail ballot in he primary through county elections.

Aug. 26: Primary election. Oct. 6: Last day to register for general election. Oct.

9: Early voting begins for general lection. Nov. 4: General election. How to register To vote: servicearizona.com/voterRegistra- ion. For early voting: recorder.maricopa.gov/ Find your polling place: recorder.marico- a.gov/pollingplace/pollingplace.aspx.

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