Historic Seattle 2007 Primary Election Candidate Questionnaires

1. Building public awareness: What priority do you assign to King County's efforts to educate community residents about the importance of historic preservation?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

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2. Revitalizing communities: What priority do you give to assuring that King County has the financial resources required to play a significant role in revitalizing historic communities?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

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3. Preserving designated City landmarks: What priority do you give to sustaining King County's designated landmarks and saving other landmark-eligible historic places as properties that enable residents to see history and learn from it?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

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4. Protecting Seattle's heritage in court: What priority do you assign to the work of the County legal system regarding the preservation of designated County landmarks and landmark-eligible properties?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

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5. Advocacy for historic homeowners: How do you rate King County's efforts to influence public policy and public perceptions around the benefits of preserving significant historic residences?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

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6. Influencing public policy: What priority do you place on King County's work to foster preservation-friendly policies and funding?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

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7. Supporting historic preservation: What priority do you assign to sustaining and funding King County's Historic Preservation Program in the Office of Business Relations and Economic Development?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

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8. Funding for preservation projects: What priority do you assign to the provision of grants and revolving loans for King County's private historic preservation projects?

□ High Priority □ Medium □ Low □ No opinion

Statement: ____________________________________________________