Stu Rasmussen

OCCUPATION: Palace Theatre Co-Owner and

Software Engineer

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Small Business Entrepreneur

Software/Firmware Engineer

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: AS Electronics Engineering (STVCC – now Chemeketa)

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: 1984 Elected Silverton City Councilor

1988 Elected Mayor

1990 Re-Elected Mayor

1992 Re-Elected City Councilor

1996 Elected to Silver Fall Library Board

Currently Silverton City Councilor, Elected 2004

Ten years of unrestrained development! What were we thinking?

I believe that it’s time to slow Silverton’s growth before we run out of clean water and exceed our sewage treatment capacity. It will be very expensive to replace these facilities (again!) and that cost is paid mostly by current residents. We need to carefully manage our town to keep it a safe, attractive and comfortable residential community.

My Priorities:

1: Provide essential city services at the lowest possible cost.

2: Maintain ‘hometown’ lifestyle by remaining a small town.

3: Make our downtown ‘pedestrian and shopper friendly’.

I’m a social liberal and a fiscal conservative. (I’ve pledged to spend less than $300 on this campaign.) As your city councilor, I’ve been horrified at our city’s waste of your tax dollars. (a few examples are at www.97381.com/vote4stu ) I intend to restore balance to our city spending by carefully considering the effects of Council actions on our entire community.

When you vote for me, don’t think your job is done. Keep an eye on what your city is doing and don’t be bashful about letting us know what’s going right and what needs to be fixed. That’s our job!

I don’t claim to have all the answers, but I can recognize good ideas when I hear them. I’m very accessible – I live in Silverton, I work in Silverton and you know you can find me at The Palace when you have City Council issues.

Thanks for your vote!