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Campaign Phone
(620)792-2011
Personal Biography
I am a God fearing Christian man, I believe in our constitution, and I am a life-long resident of Great Bend. I have 5 children, all born and raised here, and all attended school K - 12 in Great Bend. I have 17 grandchildren. I am a local business owner of over 30 years and started my own company, Parr Sound & Lighting, from the ground up. I am a huge supporter of all of our emergency services, law enforcement and military, and I love Great Bend!
Education
Graduate of Great Bend High School
Community/Public Service
Over the years I have supported our local United Way, CASA, Cans for Kids, Golden Belt Humane Society, the Community Food Bank of Barton County, USD 428 and the Barton County Fair
I personally do not believe that having 8 council members serves us effectively as it complicates the decision making process for our city. I feel that the the voters should choose 1 representative for each ward with the mayor being the tie breaker on any vote. The Barton County Commission has followed this model and has proven to be very effective. I also believe that anyone running for this position should be a resident of this city for at least 20 years. If they are going to be representing the citizens of Great Bend, and making important decisions that effect all of us, they should have roots in this community.
I believe, as far as commercial solar installation is concerned, that as long as the cost does not exceed the savings from converting to this method of power, that we should explore this further. If spending a great deal of the tax payers' money is not going to benefit the local tax payers, then I would not support that. For instance, there are currently thousands of windmills in the state of Kansas, and in the 44 years that I have been paying an electric bill, I have never seen a decrease in cost. Water conservation should always be a priority and a major concern in order to protect what is an absolute necessity to exist. We are blessed as many states are fighting for water rights and are struggling with the lack of water.
