San Anselmo Council to Interview Four Residents for Vacancy

Four San Anselmo residents have applied to fill the former seat of Lori Lopin, who resigned from council in February.

The four applicants for Lopin’s seat are:

• Stephen Burdo, a 5-year San Anselmo resident who is a public affairs consultant. He is a member of the Marin County elections advisory committee, San Anselmo Parks and Recreation Commission, a board member of the Marin County Young Democrats and member of the Marin County Democratic Central Committee. He said he would focus on flood mitigation, increasing access to town council affairs and increasing the number of town programs and volunteer opportunities offered to older San Anselmo residents. Burdo also is the assistant football coach at San Rafael High School.
• Liz Dahlgren, a 15-year resident and consultant, said she would attract and retrain small businesses to San Anselmo, “enhance and maintain the charm and family oriented lifestyle of the community,” and “provide swifter decision making and implementation.” She has served on the town’s library tax advisory committee and financial advisory committee.
• Doug Kelly, a business owner who has been on the town’s Park and Recreation Committee for six years. Kelly, a 17-year resident, has coached West Marin Little League and San Anselmo baseball for seven years and volunteered to help town's “Yes on Measure A committee.” He said he would work to create a San Anselmo community center and nonprofit organization, bring new businesses to lower San Anselmo Avenue and improve the town’s streets and public transportation facilities.
• Chris Livermore, an executive in technology and finance and 7-year San Anselmo resident. He is a member of the San Anselmo town finance committee, president of the Ross Valley soccer, president of the Redwood Trust Employee Foundation and member of the St. Anselm School advisory board. He said he would partner with local businesses and town agencies to reduce expenses and add service offerings, address vacancies downtown and introduce philanthropic opportunities for residents to participate in.

See the complete applications for each of the residents on the town’s website here.

The council will interview applicants at the San Anselmo council’s April 9 meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. in the San Anselmo council chambers. The council will make its appointment at its April 23 meeting. The appointee will serve from May 2013 to November 2013, when the seat will be placed on the ballot.

Lopin resigned due to family and health issues, according to San Anselmo Town Manager Debbie Stutsman.

The Fairfax council recently interviewed applicants for a vacancy it has had since Februrary and another Fairfax council member annouced on Friday she will resign from the council in April. 

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