If you're a registered voter living in downtown Lakewood, you've probably just received your ballot for the West Metro Fire District election.
On the ballot is issue 4A, along with candidates for the West Metro Board of Directors.
After years of budget cuts and inadequate funding, it's important that we-- as a community-- reinvest in the emergency services that keep our families and property safe.
For that reason, I encourage everyone to vote yes on issue 4A, which would increase property taxes individually by just a few dollars per year in order to bring our emergency services back up to national standards.
Although elections for the West Metro Board of Directors are officially non-partisan, there are candidates running this year with extreme right wing views. Fortunately, there's also a slate of moderate, thoughtful candidates running as well.
With that in mind, my recommendations for the West Metro Board of Directors are:
District 1: Cassandra Stenstrom
District 2: Marta Murray
District 3: Tony Gonzalez
District 4: Michael Munden
The above four candidates represent moderate, responsible, non-partisan governance of our local fire department, and deserve our support.
