Questionnaire: Daily Camera

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Name: Christiaan van Woudenberg Website: c4erie.com Age: 48 Family: Daughters, Anika and Isobel How long have you lived in Erie?: 14.5 years Professional background: 25-plus years experience in enterprise software development. Political/community experience: Current Board of Trustee member Education: Bachelor of arts in molecular, cellular & developmental biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Graduate studies in computational biology / operations research […]

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Questionnaire: Yellowscene

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Editor’s Note: This was a phone interview, grammar and some minor details have been updated for correctness from the published article on Yellowscene. Background: van Woudenberg is an incumbent candidate up for re-election to Erie’s board of trustees. He is the editor-in-chief of Erie Protectors, which keeps the community up-to-date on local oil and gas […]

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Questionnaire: Elife Magazine

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Editor’s Note: This is an annotated version of the candidate issue posted on Elife magazine. Trustee statements begin on pp70. Tell us briefly about yourself and where you are from and why you think you’re a good candidate for the position you are running for: * I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa of Dutch […]

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Questionnaire: Metro Housing Coalition

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Please tell us about yourself and why you are interested in running (or running for another term) for elected office in the Town of Erie? I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa of Dutch parents, grew up near Edmonton, Alberta, and have been a Colorado resident for over 30 years. After an undergraduate degree in […]

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Home Rule Resources

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Here are some resources about the transition to home rule. Model Charters Consultants have recommended we look at the following home rule charters as a model for when we undertake the process: The City of Loveland home rule charter was suggested by Tami Tanoue of CIRSA as a model for Erie. The Town of Eagle […]

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Home Rule

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What is Home Rule? In simple terms, it is a form of government that allows a municipality greater control of “matters of local concern”: If a matter is of local or municipal concern, a home rule city may regulate or otherwise control or act with reference to it. In the absence of municipal action the […]

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