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San Luis Obispo County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Councilmember; City of Arroyo Grande Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Nov 20 4:05pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (10/10)
63.7% Voter Turnout (6589/10337)
(12 Writein Votes 0.1%)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Jim Dickens 3346 votes 31.0%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Employment: Arroyo Grande High School, Guidance Counselor
  • Education: M.A. - Education / B.A. Industrial Arts, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • Dixson Ranch Agricultural Preserve, Representative
  • Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, Board of Directors
  • Economic Opportunity Commission (EOC), Board Commissioner
  • South County Youth Coalition, Member
Priorities:
  • Protect our unique, prime farmland and advocate for our agricultural industry
  • Maintain our small town community character
  • Encourage the retention and expansion of our local small business community
Joe Costello 3021 votes 28.0%
  • Occupation: Administrator/Planning Commissioner
  • Employment: Administrative Chief, California Specialized Training Institute
  • Current Chair Arroyo Grande Planning Commission
  • MBA, Management, University of San Francisco
  • BA, History, University of San Francisco
  • Former Director of Public Safety, University of San Francisco
  • Husband of 21 years to Eileen Costello and father of Kate, Megan and Zachary
Priorities:
  • Preserve our small town rural community
  • Protect our agricultural land and the Right to Farm
  • Maintain, preserve and support the Village as a unique part of Arroyo Grande
Nan Fowler 2901 votes 26.9%
  • Occupation: Planning Commissioner/Businesswoman
  • Former career as a nurse
  • For 16 years owned and operated small business
  • Current city planning commissioner
  • Mother and longtime Arroyo Grande resident
  • Service includes police advisory board, traffic commission, chamber of commerce president
  • State chamber of commerce Small Business Advocate of the Year; Cuesta College Woman of Distrinction
Priorities:
  • There must be housing priced within the means of working families, not just the rich.
  • We must preserve our village and our way of life.
  • We must address traffic concerns and expediate city services to the public.
Tom Bonds 1514 votes 14.0%
  • Occupation: Salesperson
  • 27 year resident and business owner 20 years
  • Chairman of the Harvest Festival 2 years
  • Citizen of the year 1980, board member Arroyo Grande Chamber of Commerce 77-79
  • Helped inaugurate Five Citiec Youth Basketbasll League
  • Arroyo Grande Lions Club president 2 years Lion of the year twice
  • Chaired AGHS football century club 4 years
Priorities:
  • The creation of clean, quiet, well paying businesses
  • I would work toward building of more affordable housing so that the younger generation will be to able to afford to stay and live here.
  • I will work to help Arroyo Grande become a more self sustaining community

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