Durango is about to elect two new city councilors. I am backing Kim Baxter and Barbara Noseworthy because each has a strong background for this position. Baxter has spent 10 years working on advisory boards and the city Planning Commission. She knows the budget and the challenges faced by businesses and developers. Her small-business background is perfect to understand the challenges of Durango’s entrepreneurs.
I have worked with Noseworthy on several community projects, and admire her so much that I became her campaign manager. She offers an intriguing macro perspective. She’s worked in Western oil and gas (read: boom and bust) towns, but has also had leadership positions with large, complex organizations with $38 million budgets and 160 staff. She has an eye for creative, cost-effective solutions to deferred maintenance problems, long-term planning and big picture strategy.
During a time of unprecedented budget concerns, experience matters. Noseworthy and Baxter would work really well together, and demand accountability from government. Please join me in voting for both.
Anne Markward
Durango
