Happy New Year! Here’s to a year of building an even stronger and more resilient community!

A few months ago I was told that students at Haven Montessori wanted to talk about the problem of dog waste left in a nearby park and on the sidewalks outside their school. We discussed ways they could let the residents of Flagstaff know that this is a serious problem in their neighborhood and many other neighborhoods throughout Flagstaff. They came up with many creative ways to raise awareness about this unpleasant issue, including asking the Arizona Department of Transportation to change their highway signs to an anti-dog poop message! After meeting with these students, I approached Flagstaff Water Services and they reached out to Parks & Recreation and after a brainstorming session and a couple of organizing meetings, the “Poo in the Park” campaign…

Each week, the publisher of the Arizona Daily Sun poses a question to the candidates for city council and mayor. Below are each of my answers. Local journalism is so important and I encourage you to subscribe. I’ll add additional answers as they appear in the newspaper.