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El Dorado County, CA November 3, 1998 General

Board Member; El Dorado Hills County Water/Fire Protection District

Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Dennis Ferguson 3873 votes 22.2%

  • Occupation: Raley's - Vice President Advertising/Corporate Buying
  • Began in 1959 as a courtesy clerk and became VP in 1997
  • 22 years as a Volunteer Firefighter in the El Dorado Hills Fire Department
  • 12 years as a Director of the El Dorado Hills Comunity Service District
  • 4 years as a Director on the El Dorado Hills County Water-Fire District
  • Married for 35 years, and have 3 children and 3 grandchildren
Priorities:
  • Maintain and improve the Fire Department's fast response time.
  • Plan for the future fire safety needs as El Dorado Hills continues to grow.
  • Continue to provide the leadership so our firefighters and paramedics are the best trained and best equipped in the state.
Gary Costamagna 3771 votes 21.7%
  • Occupation: Fire Chief - City of Sacramento
  • Director - FEMA National Urban Search and Rescue Advisory Committee
  • Chairman, Board of Directors, FIRESCOPE
  • Chairman, California Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association
Priorities:
  • Protect the lives and property of citizens and visitors to our community.
  • To use my 30 years in the fire protection service to effectively manage the EDH Fire Department.
  • Implement the 5 & 10 year action plans of the EDH Fire Department and continually review these plans and make needed changes as our community changes.
Ramona "Moni" Gilmore 3077 votes 17.7%
  • Occupation: Retired Health Trust Administrator
  • Commissioner on the El Dorado County Commission of Aging
  • Senior Senator - California Senior Legislature
  • Newspaper Columnist
  • El Dorado County Grand Jury Member
  • El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Member
  • Founder of the El Dorado Hills Community Service District Senior Advisory Council
Priorities:
  • Provide the very best fire and paramedic services possible.
  • Provide leadership to plan for the future.
  • To always be available to the citizens of El Dorado Hills
John W. Hidahl 2974 votes 17.1%
  • Occupation: Senior Engineering Manager
  • B.S. Mechanical Engineering
  • 20 year Resident of El Dorado Hills
  • Elected Director of the El Dorado Hills County Water District for the past 17 years
  • President of the El Dorado Hills Community Council
  • Co-Chairman of El Dorado Hills Area Planning Advisory Committee
  • One of three Chief Petitoners to the El Dorado LAFCO for Incorporation
Priorities:
  • Construction and full staffing of a third district fire station in the Bass Lake area, near Highway 50
  • Establishment of a full time ambulance for emergency transport within El Dorado Hills
  • Evaluate Cityhood Opportunity for El Dorado Hills through the preparation of a Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis
Charles Nunn 2027 votes 11.6%
Wayne Haug 1653 votes 9.5%
  • Occupation: I am an attorney in El Dorado Hills
  • My wife Diane and I have been involved with this community for over 30 years.
  • Our son and daughter attended the local schools and our grandchildren now attend Silva Valley and Rolling Hills Middle Schools.
  • Director and past president of the El Dorado Hills Community Services District
  • Vice Chair of the El Dorado LOcal Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
  • Member , El Dorado Hills Community Park Task Force
  • One of three Chief Petitioners to the El Dorado LAFCO for Incorporation
Priorities:
  • Construction and cooperative staffing from all affected fire districts of the proposed fire station in the Bass Lake Area
  • Establishment of a full time ambulance for emergency transport in El Dorado Hills
  • Establish a higher citizen involvement through volunteer cooperation with other EDH organizations to enhance the district's health and safety mission

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