Coastside County Water District

( Vote for 2; 4 year terms)

Kenneth Lee Coverdell

• Occupation: Landscape Contractor / Landscape Architect / Nurseryman
• Lived on the coast 20 years
• Primary job locations on the Peninsula, not on the coastside
• Restored an historic coastal home
• Happily married to Sally Coverdell, three children Robert, K.C., Jeanne
• College UNC-Chapel Hill Grad School, University of Oregon, Political Science
• Active snow skiing, snow boarding, water skiing, surfing, boogie-boarding
• Statement submitted to the Registrar of Voters

Priorities:

• The best possible water at the best possible price
• Maintain the system in the best possible condition
• Preserve our relationship with the San Francisco Water District

M. F. Gates

• Occupation: Incumbent
• Education: Graduate Mechanical Engineer
• Professional Licenses: Mechanical Engineer; Water Treatment Plant Operator - Grade 4

Priorities:

• Water Quality, Dependability and Quantity
• Responsible, preventive maintenance of the water system infrastructure
• Conservative water district management

Don Heinz

• Occupation: Independent Auto Mechanic
• 26-year Coastside resident
• Sole Proprietor of a small business
• Statement submitted to the Registrar of Voters

Priorities:

• more scrutiny of the Water Board
• not allow the tail of water to wag the dog of development
• pursue service improvement and an open process for current residents

Jimmy Benjamin

• Occupation: Service Engineering Manager
• Personal: 39 years old, married
• Career: High-tech engineering, marketing, & management; assistant engineering professor
• Civic interests: Coastal land use planning, neighborhoods, natural resource conservation
• Local efforts: HMB LUP PAC, parks task force, SMC elections inspector
• Prior Studies: BS/MS math - computer science, Emory University, 1980
• Current studies: Honor co-op, engineering management, Stanford University
• Statement submitted to the Registrar of Voters

Priorities:

• Improve water service reliability, quality and efficiency, rather than doubling capacity.
• Preserve commercial / visitor / public water set-asides, rather than converting to residential.
• Publicize CCWD meetings, decisions, and impacts on coastside community.

• CCWD campaign a debate about water and politics 10/17/97