Relevant Experience

Project Management – managed projects from $50k to current work on one in Canada impacting  over $65M in capital.  

Developed and monitored variance on budgets and corresponding contracts, dealing with over budgets over $300M/year – reading the city’s annual budget is straight forward and understood.

Experienced in geotechnical evaluation and environmental monitoring – knowledge critically important in guiding community decisions and reviewing and contractor and consultant information.

Planning – this is my forte.  I have overseen short- and long-range planning for operations employing 500+ people and delivering as much as $30M+ in EBIT.  Good planning, short-, mid- and long-range, is the only path to success.

Not just industry.  I can fix almost anything; cars, engines, fabrication, welding, hydraulics, etc.

Community Service/Volunteerism

Former Board Member and Treasurer for Four Corners Credit Union

Former Board Member of Frontline Missions in Farmington NM

Looking to serve here in Baldwin City

What is your motivation for running for the office?

After a long transition and some recent family health issues, I have been blessed with this opportunity to bring my skills and knowledge to the benefit of our community and feel a need to do so to help lead the community,

What is one major issue Baldwin City is facing currently and how would you address it?

Sustainability coupled with planned growth – what does that mean for the citizens of Baldwin City?  Maintain our standard of living on all levels and our unique small town atmosphere without losing ground to regional, national and even global impacts, especially inflation, while still planning where we want to be in 5years – 10 years – and beyond.

What is your vision for Baldwin City 5-10 years in the future?

This needs to come from the community itself.  My wife and I moved to this town because of its warmth and charm.  It should be preserved for current and future generations.

At the same time, sustainability requires a plan, be it in the form of growth, investment, marketing – whatever the path.  When I look at what’s been done, I see pieces of a plan, initiatives by the city by not a mandated, comprehensive budgeted plan.

The 2023 survey showed overall satisfactory or better ratings with services – is that still valid?  I have yet to see a real 5-yr plan for this town – that’s top on my agenda.

There are options, not just “follow the leader” of other towns.  Baldwin City’s future is to be decided corporately.  We must have solutions for –

• Reliable, affordable energy for the residents,

• Reliable, affordable and clean water,

• Responsive city works and services

• Overall, our leadership just has to get better at this!

What personal characteristics and/or abilities do you have that qualify you for election to city office?

As already highlighted, I am highly skilled technically in planning, budgeting, contracts, engineering, marketing, etc., but also practiced in negotiation and leading teams. Being a part of a high performing team, delivering on promises made – that what I want to bring to council.

What is one thing you’d like voters to know?

We need to participate.  At the very least vote.  Becoming an active member in the community is one of the reasons I’m running for office.  It’s everyone’s responsibility to be involved and this is one of the best ways I think I can contribute to the community I now call my home.   Participation is not about back-biting and negative interactions on social media; it’s about positive impacts and lifting up our neighbors, their way-of-life and the town. 

Contact information

rlf3110@msn.com

(505) 330-5484

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