Everard Horr, Candidate for Town Council (Printed Nov. 1, 2007)
Name: Everard L. Horr
Age: 35
Position seeking: Sanford Town Council
Phone: 324-7361
Occupation: Manufacturing
Marital Status: Single
Children: N/A
Highest Level of education completed: Bachelor’s Degree
Name and location of last school attended: University of Southern Maine – Portland
Top three issues:
1. Economy and creating more employment opportunities
2. Reduce crime
3. Foster a sense of pride in Sanford
In your own words, why are you seeking elected office? Over the years I have watched communities around us grow and develop economic opportunities while Sanford has made little or no progress for the last 15 years. As a town we have the resources – both in our residents and in our geographic location to make any business successful. What we do not have is the political motivation to make it happen. Sanford’s unemployment rate hovers around 7 percent, which is twice that of many neighboring communities. It’s also worth mentioning that many residents drive 30 or more miles to work every day due to lack of opportunity here. The focus recently has been to add more bedrooms to what is notoriously a “bedroom town”. The problem with adding more residences is that we frequently consume more in tax payer funded services than we provide individually. As a result the “shared burden” affects all taxpayers. We need to counterbalance residential growth with commercial growth – businesses pay taxes but consume less in the way of tax payer funded services, they provide more money to the town and can help lower the tax burden for all of us. I would like to see the town adopt an aggressive business recruitment program such as we have seen in Newington, N.H. and are seeing now in the Brunswick area. One way to reduce juvenile crime is to keep teens off the streets where they find trouble. I would like to see the creation of a Boys and Girls Club open to all teens of Sanford and Springvale.
We also need to foster a sense of pride in our community. Some of our greatest accomplishments often go unnoticed, and as a community we need to recognize individuals who make a difference!
Age: 35
Position seeking: Sanford Town Council
Phone: 324-7361
Occupation: Manufacturing
Marital Status: Single
Children: N/A
Highest Level of education completed: Bachelor’s Degree
Name and location of last school attended: University of Southern Maine – Portland
Top three issues:
1. Economy and creating more employment opportunities
2. Reduce crime
3. Foster a sense of pride in Sanford
In your own words, why are you seeking elected office? Over the years I have watched communities around us grow and develop economic opportunities while Sanford has made little or no progress for the last 15 years. As a town we have the resources – both in our residents and in our geographic location to make any business successful. What we do not have is the political motivation to make it happen. Sanford’s unemployment rate hovers around 7 percent, which is twice that of many neighboring communities. It’s also worth mentioning that many residents drive 30 or more miles to work every day due to lack of opportunity here. The focus recently has been to add more bedrooms to what is notoriously a “bedroom town”. The problem with adding more residences is that we frequently consume more in tax payer funded services than we provide individually. As a result the “shared burden” affects all taxpayers. We need to counterbalance residential growth with commercial growth – businesses pay taxes but consume less in the way of tax payer funded services, they provide more money to the town and can help lower the tax burden for all of us. I would like to see the town adopt an aggressive business recruitment program such as we have seen in Newington, N.H. and are seeing now in the Brunswick area. One way to reduce juvenile crime is to keep teens off the streets where they find trouble. I would like to see the creation of a Boys and Girls Club open to all teens of Sanford and Springvale.
We also need to foster a sense of pride in our community. Some of our greatest accomplishments often go unnoticed, and as a community we need to recognize individuals who make a difference!
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