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Items
of interest that you won't find in the voter's pamphlet:
(Please
note that any opinions expressed here are those of Loretta Storm and Ray
Kistenmacher, based on information and documents from city files, the
county assessor, witnesses and other venues.)
- He's the
adopted son of Ed "Cheeko" Boucher, owner of the Dutch Cup
and a local developer.
- He's the
brother (or step-brother, no one seems sure which) of Councilman Dustin
Boucher, currently serving on the council.
- He writes
an op-ed column for his step-brother Brady Boucher's newspaper, The
Valley Review, a vehicle that looks increasingly like a custom-rigged
dragster whose destination is the city council chambers.
- He holds
the dubious distinction of holding the record for the most missed meetings
while serving on Sultan's Planning Commission -- 13 consecutive -- and
was removed from office.
- During
the last council election in 2001, he was the author and publisher of
libeous "newsletters" delivered to Sultan residents' doorsteps.
These flyers were from an organization he dubbed the "Sultan Citizens
Coalition"
Read the SCC newsletters
- He's on
record as recommending the reduction of all wetland buffers to 25 feet
(they now vary between 25 and 100 feet).
- His family's
track record on environmental
issues is questionable, at best, notorious, at worst.
- He's a
gonzo supporter of his own and his family's property rights, yet has
displayed little or no regard for the property rights of The Little
Guy with a home of his own on a small piece of land.
- He and
his family own
a fishing pond that was created by diverting Winter's Creek onto
their property (without proper approvals).
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