CRAIG FLYNN
OCCUPATION: Self Employed Property Management
OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Property Investment
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Saint Rita’s grade school in Parkrose; Parkrose Knott grade school; Parkrose Heights Jr. high; Graduate of Parkrose High school; Various seminars on urban planning and transportation
PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Parkrose Heights Neighborhood Association board member, Served on the Transportation Board; Opportunity Gateway – Transportation Interest Group member
Citizens do not need another layer of regulation and taxation that is represented by Metro.
When you elected Craig Flynn you will have installed a watchdog that will fight every commission effort to impose new taxes, fees, charges or regulations which have the effect of expanding Metro or further cripple our economy.
I have fought for livability in our neighborhoods, Livability means many different things to different people. Downtown Portland has a different view than Gresham, or Oregon City. As you move from the town centers many of us prefer low-density neighborhoods with yards for our gardens, children and pets.
Who should decide how your neighborhood should look?
I support the Neighborhood Preservation Act (Measure 26-11)
Measure 26-11 requires Metro to notify you before increasing densities, requires Metro to study the impacts of the proposed density on your neighborhood, and restricts Metro’s power to force density into your neighborhood, giving your community the final say.
“Craig has been a champion for citizen involvement and local control. We need Craig at Metro.”
Larry George – Oregonians In Action
Solving our transportation problems.
“The majority of us need a good road system and that is where we should be spending our transportation dollars. Craig Flynn will be a champion on transportation issues.”
Mel Zucker – Oregon Transportation Institute
“Craig Flynn has the leadership skills to find the solutions to the region’s problems. Craig is the person needed at Metro.”
Matt Cyrus – Oregon Family Farm Association
(This information furnished by Craig Flynn)
ROD PARK
OCCUPATION: Nurseryman; Metro Councilor
OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Nurseryman; Metro Councilor
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Sam Barlow High School, 12th Grade; Mt. Hood Community College, Associate; Oregon State University, B.S. Horticulture
PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Envision Gresham Committee; Gresham 2020 Committee; Vice-Chair Mt. Hood Parkway Committee; Oregon State Board of Agriculture; Metro Council; Metro Policy Advisory Committee; Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation.
COMMON SENSE LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION
Family nursery owner and Metro Councilor Rod Park brought common sense leadership to his first term on the Metro Council. Rod Park is committed to delivering a livable future for all our citizens, a transportation system that works, protecting open spaces, and clean water and air for our children, future generations and us.
"…Park has enthusiasm. He has a strong grasp of the issues Metro deals with, and is committed to wide information-gathering and consensus-building. He knows Metro must communicate to the people what’s at stake as the region grows, and understands how the Metro Council got into some of its credibility problems."
The Oregonian 4/19/98
"Park’s connections to the soil, his consensus-building skills and the high marks he’s earned from those who have worked with him in Gresham and Salem make him the best candidate for Metro District 1."
Willamette Week 5/6/98
"Park has a clear grasp of land use issues and the urban growth boundary. And we believe he understands how East County residents want to approach growth issues."
The Gresham Outlook 5/9/98
ROD PARK’S FIRST TERM RECORD OF COMMUNICATION AND FORGING PARTNERSHIPS HAS EARNED HIM THE ENDORSEMENTS OF THE FOLLOWING CITY MAYORS, STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND FARM LEADERS:
Fairview Mayor Roger Vonderharr; Gresham Mayor Charles Becker; Happy Valley Mayor Eugene Grant; Troutdale Mayor Paul Thalhofer; Wood Village Mayor David Fuller; Clackamas County Chair Michael Jordan; Multnomah County Chair Diane Linn; State Representatives Karen Minnis and Laurie Monnes-Anderson; State Senators John Minnis and Rick Metsger; Former Gresham Mayor Gussie McRobert; Oregon Nurserymen’s PAC; Washington County Farm Bureau President Terry Peters.
Questions? 503-663-5212 or ParkforMetro@aol.com
(This information furnished by Friends of Rod Park Committee)