KOTO Radio: Candidate Interviews with Jim Bedford & Jim Pettegrew

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A KOTO Radio show, in which town council candidates Jim Bedford and Jim Pettegrew are interviewed by Allan Gerstle. The date of the recording is 3/26/1986. These candidates are running for election in the April 1st town council election. Jim Pettegrew starts out the interview. Jim P. has been in Telluride for almost 5 years. He is from Wisconsin. He works as a Nordic ski instructor and as a KOTO engineer. He also volunteers for KOTO as the weather person. Pettegrew is currently engaged to be married to Robin Baker. Is there a housing problem? Yes, Jim P. states. Jim would be an advocate for the town of Telluride to purchase more housing for employees. Pettegrew would like to see the town also start building on the land that they already own. Jim P. would also like to see the Telluride master plan to be fully realized to link the local trails. He would also like to see the Bear Creek area purchased by the town. What if there are any conflict of issues if Jim P. is elected? Jim agrees to not participate in the town council, if there are TELCO issues discussed, because of Jim's TELCO ties. What about the valley floor development? Jim would like to see it limited by zones and believes that the future development should be annexed. What about a location for the day care center? Yes, Jim P. agrees that there should be town land purchased for a day care. What about paving the streets? Jim wants dust/mud control, but doesn't like the current paving proposal. Is there a problem with town parking? Jim doesn't think so. Why vote for Jim Pettegrew? Jim says he will listen to the residents of Telluride and do his best to represent them. He feels like he would represent their points of view well. He also gets along well with people. Next, Allan interviews Jim Bedford. Bedford is a 14 year resident of Telluride. He has 3 daughters and has been involved in Telluride's government, as he's been on the Telluride Regional Planning Commission, the housing board, and TREC. Is housing a problem in Telluride? Yes, Jim B. agrees it is. Bedford believes the town should acquire more land for employee housing. Jim B. would like Telluride residents to live in these units for the long-term and would build employee housing based on a criteria with this in mind. Street paving proposal? Bedford wants to propose a system that would help with the dust/pot hole street problems. Jim also would propose that the town buys the Bear Creek area. What if there are any conflict of issues if Jim B. is elected? Jim B. believes in full disclosure and in being reasonable. He would abstain from voting on any issue that he may have a conflict of issue on, if elected. Specifically, the theatre issues. What about the valley floor development? Jim B. believes in annexation if the owner of the property is interested in urbanization. What about a location for the day care center? Yes, Jim B. agrees that there should be a day care center. He also is hoping that the price of the land will be negotiated, as land values are expensive. Why should you vote for Jim Bedford? Jim says he plans on being in Telluride for the long-haul. He is responsible, independent, and he attends meetings. He often asks questions that no one else will ask, and comes up with different solutions that other people may not think of. Finally, Jim B. will listen to Telluride residents. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration