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Matthew
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Vote Matthew Beatty
For City Commissioner
On Thursday, September 15, 2005!
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Matthew
Beatty |
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Happily married to
Rachael; going on 20 years!
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Father of Gunther
(13) and Gwendallyn (11);
both will be Arlington Middles School students.
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Chose to leave the
employment pool to stay at home and focus on family and community.
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Prior employment
includes Subdivision Consultant/Project Manager, Software Development Project
Manager, Programmer Analyst, Internet Application Developer and Systems
Administration.
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Active member of
Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Memphis TN.
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Chair of the
Lakeland Parks & Recreation Board
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Chair of the
Lakeland Tree Board
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Vice-Chair of the
Lakeland Municipal Planning Commission
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Member of the
Lakeland Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee
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Member of
Partnership Lakeland
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Past member of the
Lakeland Design Review Commission
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Lakeland
Elementary School PTSA member (past)
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Arlington Middle
School PTSA member
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Member of the
Tennessee Urban Forestry Council
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Member of the
National Arbor Day Foundation
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Current
“CityWatch on Qnet” Editor
PLATFORM
STATEMENTS:
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I consider myself
conservative when it comes to fiscal policy. I believe current fiscal policy of
putting money into reserves is the right strategy at this time and would
continue to support that strategy if elected. I also believe that the city is
well positioned to maintain the status of being property tax free. It is
possible that external factors can impact that status. I would vote against any
creation of a property tax that was not supported by a referendum of the
citizens of Lakeland.
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Successful
government is built on relationships and successful relationships are grounded
in open communication. The citizens of Lakeland should not have to feel that
they need to supervise their government. People should look forward to reading
Qnet and CityWatch, not because it might contain some alarming material they did
not hear yet, but because they enjoy reading news about their community. Before
I even knew about Qnet or CityWatch, I started an email list for my neighborhood
so that City and Community issues would be communicated promptly. People stay
informed and involved when communication is open, honest and timely.
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I began my service
to the City of Lakeland on the Parks and Recreation Board and Lakeland Tree
Board. As the current Chair of both boards, I have worked hard to organize the
staff and board into a position to accomplish a significant number of new tasks.
I represent both boards on the Lakeland Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. I
was quite pleased to find that the citizens of Lakeland place high value on
their natural resources. I look forward to seeing those values reflected in the
updated Comprehensive Plan. It would be my pleasure, as a Commissioner, seeing
those guiding principles implemented in changes to our codes and ordinances.
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I
view the position of Commissioner as a Servant Leader of the community. The
first purpose of the position is to obey and enforce the laws of the United
States, the State of Tennessee, Shelby County and the City of Lakeland. The
second purpose of the position is to listen, reflect and respond to the
citizens, both their values and their concerns. Diversity in opinion is a
healthy contribution to debate, but time should always be made to reconcile
differences.
Proudly Endorsed by:
