 Candidate for Ketchikan Borough Assembly 3-year term seat - three seats open Published: Name: George Lybrand, P.E. Candidate For: Borough Assembly Address: PO Box 8278 - Ketchikan, AK Phone: 225-6513 Fax: 247-0782
About Yourself - Background: Have been a professional engineer and or contractor for 55+ years, 29 years of government service, remaining private practice. Served one term on City Council and completing term on Borough Assembly. I have not taken any compensation for my time on assembly. My attendance is 98%.
List any experience that qualifies you for this elected position: My wife and I have had to work all our lives for what we have. We know what working families have to do to provide.
State at least 3 reasons why you are seeking a seat on this elected body. 1. Stop the big give away of
public funds.
Why should the voters elect or re-elect you? So I can continue my fight to stop the give away of public funds to a favored few.
List local, regional and/or state-wide issues that you believe are a high priority and state your position on each. Local: Hopefully new manager is as good as he says he is. Give him full support. Pray he doesn't join club, and does his business at the table, not with club members on a daily basis. Do things to keep local people working. Help existing small businesses.
General Questions:
How do you determine your position on an issue? I put about 4-6 hours a day into studying borough and people issues. I talk with lots of people. I have been a professional engineer for 55+ years. Lots of issues are related to engineering.
What would compel you to change your position? If most people show me that my position isn't in the best interest of Ketchikan.
If a dozen people speak at a public meeting on a controversial agenda item with the majority of the speakers opposed and the minority for, how would this impact your ability to form a decision on what is best for the community? I still would study the issue in detail prior to meeting.
Where would you most likely obtain more information on agenda items? People on the street.
Who would you most likely talk to prior to making a decision that affects the entire community? Family; people at work; private friends; government staff; people in the community.
How would you deal with people whose views oppose your beliefs who want to talk to you about an agenda item or issue? Talk with them - tell them what I think and why.
In a public meeting discussion, what would you likely do? Tell others my position, listen to positions of others and in the end try to come to a compromise.
How do others view you? You would have to ask others. I would liked to be seen as unbiased, reasonable and most of all fair.
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