Welcome!

Well, I decided to start a blog. I'm not sure if anyone will ever read it, but it seems to be the thing to do, although no one is doing it...

Anyhow, turns out I'm pretty opinionated, so here's the spot where I'll share many of my thoughts, especially on life in Cedar Hills. Many people shy away from political commentary--I'm tempted to too. Somehow the fear of the written word coming back to bite you later on keeps most folks away. But I feel sharing is more important--that's part of integrity and openness, which is much needed in government. Besides, I always reserve the right to change how I feel based on additional information :)

What about me? Well, I've been a Cedar Hills resident since 2000. I guess that means I've lived here longer than some, shorter than others. Turns out, in Cedar Hills, you've either lived here forever, or you're pretty much a newbie.

So...I've pretty much always been interested in politics and civic affairs. I'm a avid reader of meeting agendas and minutes, and frequent the CedarHillsForum.com web board to keep up-to-date. I was finally able to free up some free time to get more formally involved in 2003, and was appointed to the Planning Commission in 2003. That's something I've really enjoyed, and I'm sure this forum will contain thoughts often on planning topics.

Please share with me any thoughts you may have on any of my posts. I'd appreciate the feedback!