(Fremont County, WY) – County 10 sent the following questionnaire to each of the Pavillion mayor and city council candidates, ahead of next week’s August 18 Primary election. The answers from candidates who responded by the deadline are presented below, unedited and in alphabetical order.
Jacque Stoldt, Town Council
1. What do you feel is the most important issue the town of Pavillion currently faces? What steps will you take or what plan do you have in place to address this issue?
I believe that the most important issue facing Pavillion right now is the aging drinking water and irrigation water system. As interim mayor, I am working with Engineering Associates to begin the process of writing grants to replace the aging infrastructure. I hope to continue to help this process along if I am re-elected to the town council.
2. Where do you stand on the proposed three-quarter percent sales tax? Please explain why either way. Is there anything about the proposed tax as written that you think voters/residents might have confusion about, or may be lacking clarity on?
I am in favor of the 3/4 cent sales tax. For those who don’t know, the county commissioners recently handed over control of the ambulance service back to the municipalities, specifically FCAG -Fremont County Association of Governments- and this group has opted to make the ambulance publicly controlled, instead of privately run. This means that Frontier Ambulance is going away, but it also means that some of the funding for the ambulance service will also go away. Along with this, the Pavillion Mayor/Council signed a Memorandum of Agreement with FCAG to allocate 100% of this tax to the ambulance service. This means that if the tax is passed, we will send 100% of the tax for ambulance, and not to air transportation or ground transportation.
3. What town issues in Pavillion do you feel do not get as much attention, but deserve to be addressed?
I believe that our town could work together much better to help residents clean up their properties and keep them clean. I also think that there are a lot of residents who are suffering low water flow to their houses, and I think we can fix that fairly easily and quickly with the right plan in place. The biggest issue that I think really needs to be addressed is the lack of people following our speed limits and stop signs in town.
4. What specific strength would you bring to the role of Council member/Mayor? What is an area of weakness, or a subject matter that you would have to work on if elected? Can you think of a time when you failed at something, but overcame the failure or hurdle to work toward a solution that would apply to the role of City Council Member/Mayor? Please elaborate.
I believe a strength that I have is the experience that I have on the Council. I have been on the council here for 4 years, and I was on the council in Rolling Hills before we moved here. I also try really hard to be open-minded and make choices that will benefit as many people as possible. I know that we will never be able to please or help everyone, but I always try to think of what is best for the most people!! One weakness that I have is that I really don’t like causing people to be mad, whether that is at me or other people. I am definitely always working on that, and I’ve gotten better that longer that I’ve been on the council.
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