Saundra McDavid

Councilmen Huffaker and Shoushtarian both campaigned under the Preserve Eagle “platform” with me. We had three key issues during the campaign which we promised to uphold:

 Managing the growth

Having a more open and responsive city government; and

Committing to protect your quality of life

 Both Councilmen Huffaker and Shoushtarian have voted along these principles during their term as Eagle City Councilmen. We saw a prime example of this last Tuesday when both Councilmen voted

to publish the City budget online for all of the citizens to see;

to approve the plans for a small retail store along Eagle road that had been needlessly hung up in the City’s design review process; and

to deny a comprehensive plan change for a higher density development north of Beacon Light.

These are the types of situations that we wanted to change. We all ran for office because we wanted to make a difference.

 Both of these gentlemen have different styles of deliberation. Councilman Huffaker has come under fire recently from some of the Eagle residents for keeping a neutral position until it is time to vote. I know he puts a great emphasis on citizen testimony when deliberating an issue and I also know he is empathetic towards those who find themselves testifying before the City Council. Over the last several years as an Eagle resident he spent countless hours testifying at meetings on the key issues of our campaign, and his principles have not changed since the election.

 Councilman Shoushtarian has come under fire recently from Mayor Bandy and Councilman Guerber for voicing his opinions in a budget workshop meeting. Councilman Shoushtarian has made his position clear. He would like to see a fiscally responsible budget which includes savings for the future and a plan to get our City out of debt.

 We need to support both of these Councilmen on Tuesday at the public hearings for the budget. I am confident that both of them will uphold their campaign promises on this issue, and on those in the future.

 For those who are interested, I’ve re-posted the Preserve Eagle Platform on the Preserve Eagle website www.preserveeagle.com