Jim Weidemann

Age: Did not answer

Employment/Business/Other Experience: Military 1977-2001, Teacher 22 years (K-12)

Community service: Lind-Ritzville School Board, Assisting in establishing a Food Pantry for Lind residents.

Education: BA + - Education, Endorsement in K-12 Special Education

Family: Spouse Dori Wilson

Disclaimer: The following questions are to be answered by candidates in 100 words or less. We do not edit the answers, other than to enforce the word limit. If you exceed the 100-word limit, we will only print the first 100 words.

Question 1: What are your goals/focus for the council? As a council member my goals will be to improve transparency in the governing of Lind and encourage the free exchange of thoughts and ideas through community input and discussion.

Question 2: If elected, how would you change/improve the city? I will provide fair and honest decisions on behalf of the community, work to clarify/update the towns many ordinances, provide true financial accountability as well as researching and applying for available grants.

Question 3: Lind has long-standing water issues. How would you try to resolve them while protecting affordable and reliable access to water? Having worked in the Utilities Department of a city in Nevada (water, sewer, garbage), I want to use this experience to research and implement proper maintenance, storage and treatment to help resolve many of our water/sewer issues.