Jill S. Hardy: Looking to focus on reduction

RACE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL

Name: Jill S. Hardy

Age: 31

Occupation: Math and Model United Nations teacher at Huntington

Beach High School

Family: Parents Jerry Daggett and Susan Pate Daggett; brothers

Devin Hardy and Jeremy Daggett; and sister Dorri Daggett.

Community activities: Huntington Beach Planning Commission vice

chairwoman; Huntington Beach Tomorrow Board of Directors member;

Bolsa Chica Land Trust member; Sister City Assn.; Tri Delta,

Newport-Harbor Alumnae Chapter; Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation

fund-raiser committee member; First Christian Church member, soloist

and choir member.

Education: Edison High School 1989, bachelor’s; master’s from UC

Santa Barbara, master’s from Cal State Long Beach.

Favorite leader: Eleanor Roosevelt.

Contact Information: Committee to Elect Jill Hardy

PO Box 4461, Huntington Beach, CA 92605-4461; (714) 842-1242;

jill@jillhardy.com.

HARDY ON:

* CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS:

I am opposed to the districting proposal because it limits

community participation in our city government. It reduces the number

of council members from seven to five. The number of appointments to

certain boards and commissions will be reduced, equaling a total of

12 fewer opportunities for community participation.

Finally, the districting proposal will hold each council member

accountable to only 1/5 of our city’s residents.

* PROPOSITION 50:

I support saving all of the Bolsa Chica ecosystem. I encourage

everyone to vote yes on Proposition 50.

* DEVELOPMENT:

There should be a focus on economic development so that the city

can improve our sales tax base to pay for the services we enjoy and

desire.

Huntington Beach should work to rehabilitate our deteriorating

“strip-mall” shopping centers.

* WATER QUALITY:

The quality of the water at our beaches is an issue for the city.

It is imperative that the City Council continues to oppose the 301H

waiver and works to make sure that full secondary treatment of sewage

becomes a reality as soon as possible. In addition, Huntington Beach

needs to work with surrounding communities on innovative ways to

reduce and treat urban run-off before it gets to the ocean. Keeping

our beaches open is essential to our economy.

* BIGGEST ISSUE FACING HUNTINGTON BEACH:

Our budget shortfall and the tough choices that will have to be

made is, and will be, the biggest issue facing Huntington Beach. My

background in economics will be immensely valuable in when dealing

with our budget difficulties.

As a council member I will:

Consider no cut or source of revenue too small to make a

difference. Focus on reduction rather than elimination of programs

when tough budget choices need to be made. Work to expand and protect

our sales tax base. Search for creative solutions to financial

difficulties.