THE RACE FOR FOUNTAIN VALLEY CITY HALL

Torus Tammer

FOUNTAIN VALLEY -- Of the five City Council members, Larry Crandall is

considered one of the most personable, and he comes into next month’s

election with a profusion of political experience.

“I wanted to continue my public service to the residents of Fountain

Valley,” Crandall said of his reason for running. “I ran for the vacant

two-year seat and was elected to my current position on the City Council

in 1998.”

He says he is proud of the city’s efforts, particularly balancing the

city’s budget while maintaining or increasing public safety, personnel

and equipment levels. Crandall said he will continue to support a

fiscally responsible budget and strong fire and police departments.

He expects water will become an even more important issue the city

will face.

“Our residents need to be assured that the quantity and quality of our

water is adequate to meet their needs,” he said. “I will support the

ground-water replenishment program, saltwater intrusion injection wells,

and oppose other agencies’ attempts to obtain our water.”

BIO

LARRY CRANDALL

* AGE: 51

* FAMILY: Wife Sandra is a first-grade teacher at Moiola School;

stepson Mark, 27, lives in Santa Cruz; daughter Erica, 24, is married to

Eric and she serves in the Marines; daughter Jillian, 21, lives in

Huntington Beach and is in her first year of nursing school

* COMMUNITY ACTIVISM: Fountain Valley councilman; city’s Advisory

Committee for the Disabled; Legislative Committee; alternate director for

the Orange County Sanitation District; Orange County Library Committee;

California League of Cities; Leadership Academy candidate; Fountain

Valley Citizen of the Year nominee; Pacifica District Boy Scouts;

Fountain Valley Girl Scout Olympics; Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce;

Fountain Valley Fiesta; Fountain Valley Traffic Committee; Orange County

School Board Assn., California School Board Assn. trustee, Fountain

Valley School District; Fountain Valley School District Business Advisory

Council; President’s Forum; Orange County Teachers Federal Credit Union;

Independent Editorial Advisory Board; 67th Assembly District Central

Committee member; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9557; VFW Loyalty Day

2000; Sheriff’s Advisory Council; California Bar Assn. probation monitor;

and Fountain Valley Friends of the Library; Omni Service Club

* CONTACT: (714) 593-4407, City Hall; (714) 962-0512, home; (714)

301-3146, pager; o7 [email protected] , e-mail

LARRY CRANDALL ON:

* A BALANCED BUDGET:

Crandall wants a balanced budget that provides for public safety,

personnel and equipment levels that will be maintained or increased to

result in effectively delivered public services.

“I will continue to support a fiscally responsible budget and strong

fire and police departments.”

* RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING

Crandall supports the portion of the existing ordinance that allows a

resident to park a recreational vehicle on his or her private property

and allows for 72 hours of street parking so that the owner may load,

unload or maintain the vehicle.

“I will propose a change in the language of the ordinance that will

require all recreational vehicles to be moved out of the neighborhood

after 72 hours to a permanent storage location. To be proactive, all

residents should avail themselves of the public comment portion of our

meetings and make contact with council members and city staff to express

their concerns.”