Buena Park

City Council Candidates

The following candidates are vying for two seats on the Buena Park City Council on Nov. 3.

Donald L. Bone

Age: 49

Occupation: Incumbent and former mayor; painting contractor

Background: Seeking second City Council term; founding member of the Child Abuse Prevention Center; former trustee, Fullerton Joint Union High School Board; founding president, Buena Park High School Aqua Boosters; works with Corazon organization to build houses in Mexico for needy families.

Issues: Favors increasing user fees and delaying capital improvement projects until the budget stabilizes; opposes staff cutbacks in police and fire departments; favors term limits if approved by voters.

John Dade

Age: 40

Occupation: Realtor

Background: Served on the board of the Buena Park Chamber of Commerce and chaired the city’s Fine Arts Commission. Served on the Citizens Advisory Committee.

Issues: Favors business incentives to increase revenue to the city; opposes further staff cutbacks unless it saves Police and Fire Department layoffs; favors terms limits.

Don R. Griffin

Age: 61

Occupation: Incumbent and former mayor; architect and planner

Background: Eighteen years on the council; former joint chairman, Orange County Sanitation District; former president, Buena Park Chamber of Commerce.

Issues: Favors further budget tightening rather than raising fees or taxes to balance the budget; opposes further cuts in recreational programs that appeal to youth; opposes formal term limits.

Charles L. Menzies

Age: 20

Occupation: College student

Background: Worked on political campaigns of Michael Dukakis, Rick Thierbach, now working on campaign for Bill Clinton; former two-term Youth in Government leader from north Orange County.

Issues: Favors raising taxes to increase revenue instead of dipping into reserves or laying off employees; favors more intensive lobbying in Sacramento to reduce the amount of local money going to the state; favors term limits.

Robert Roefs

Age: 57

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