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A COMMUNITY LEADER |
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Member of the Montrose City Council since 2000, including two terms as Mayor
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Current Chair, Montrose County Housing Authority Board |
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Member of the Executive Board, Colorado Municipal League |
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Board Member, Montrose Community Foundation |
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Member, San Juan Regional Council of the Penrose Institute, an El Pomar Foundation Outreach Program |
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Past Board Member, Montrose Area Merchants’ Association |
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Montrose Library District Board of Directors, 1993-2000
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Past President, Montrose County League of Women Voters |
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Co-founder Passage Charter School, a high school addressing the needs of pregnant and parenting teens |
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A PROBLEM SOLVER |
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With 7+ years of experience on the Montrose City Council, has a proven record of success:
- Promoting fiscal responsibility
- Implementing measures that ensure growth pays its own way
- Supporting improvement and re-vitalization of the downtown core
- Increasing affordable housing
- Successfully lobbying the federal government for funding to fight methamphetamine use
- Reaching out to all sectors of the community
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Along with other committed citizens, led an effort to build a new library in Montrose without incurring taxpayer debt |
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Helped develop community-based strategies to combat teen pregnancy and under-age drinking |
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As a grant writer and fund raiser working in the Montrose area, has brought hundreds of thousands of dollars into the community, mainly for the benefit of youth and educational programs |
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A WIFE, MOTHER & WESTERN COLORADOAN |
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Resident of Montrose County for 17+ years |
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Married for 27 years to Richard Hagan, retired high school principal |
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Proud parent of three young adult children who are now pursuing their own dreams |
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