| All candidates are in alphabetical order |
Land Use Policy - Affordable Housing |
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| Henry Martinez Jr | |
| What is your position on affordable housing? Please be specific with regards to policies you support or oppose. | I support affordable house, as long as we don't sacrifice the quality of life. |
| Do you support modifying city policies and regulations to make it easier and cheaper to build housing? If so, what specific policy changes do you support? | Yes I would, lowering cost and fees as we need to build new homes. |
| Do you support requiring developers to actually build inclusionary units instead of paying an "in lieu" fee? | Yes |
| Do you support requiring that inclusionary housing units be made permanently affordable, even upon resale? If not, please explain. | Yes |
| Do you support requiring developers of hospitality, commercial, and industrial projects that significantly increase demand for already scarce housing resources to also build workforce housing? | Yes |
| What other housing policies do you support or oppose? | Rent Control |
Water Supplies |
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| Henry Martinez Jr | |
| What specific proposals do you support to ensure your community can meet its water demands without increasing the overdraft of the County's groundwater aquifers? | Recycled Water for Irrigation |
Sprawl Reduction |
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| Henry Martinez Jr | |
| LandWatch documents the potential for ~23,000 new residential units throughout Monterey County, most of them low density, single family homes that are largely unaffordable to local residents. LandWatch's updated report "Approved/Unbuilt Residential Projects in Monterey County" identifies more than 10,000 unbuilt residential units that have been approved throughout Monterey County. With the exception of a few projects in litigation, all of these units are legally entitled and could theoretically be built today. LandWatch's new report "Approved/Unbuilt and Proposed Residential Projects in the Salinas Valley" documents an additional ~17,000 residential units in Salinas Valley cities—projects that local governments are currently considering or conceptualizing. Do you support the proposed projects in your City? Why or why not? What policies would you advocate that would lead to more equitable, affordable, and climate-friendly housing? | Yes I support. We are in need of Homes in our town. |
| Do you support the creation of "urban growth boundaries" or expansion of the existing boundary as a way to prevent urban sprawl, and to insure that future growth is compact, efficient, and protective of farmland? If not, what measures would you support to prevent urban sprawl? If yes, will you sponsor an urban growth boundary in the upcoming year, and make it one of your top three priorities? | Yes I do. Our residents work in Farmlands. If we take them away, we take away their work. |
Transportation |
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| Henry Martinez Jr | |
| Poorly planned, non-infill commercial developments and hotels create more trips and additional vehicle miles traveled on already overcrowded roads and highways. Both residents and visitors pay the price of delay, road impacts, and increased pollution. What specific traffic congestion relief solutions do you support? | We need to expand and repair our current infrastructure but allow more business to come in. |
| Do you support roundabouts on Highway 68 and other roads? What other transportation policies or practices have you seen that local governments should incorporate? | No I dont. I seen to many crash cause by Roundabout. |
Leadership |
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| Henry Martinez Jr | |
| If you are elected, what will be your top three priorities? | Police Reform, Infrastructure Repair and Community Relation |
| What land use policies would you champion for the community? | That's a hard question. |
| What accomplishments in your career or public service are you most proud of? | The creation of our School Carnival |
Background |
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| Henry Martinez Jr | |
| Occupation | Property Manager |
| Years Lived in Area | 34 |
| Education | High School |
| Experience | Business Background: • Property Manager (10 Years) • Landscaper (20 Years) • Healthcare Provider (6 Years) • Construction Worker (1 Years) Community Service Background: • La Gloria Elementary Volunteer: Events & Recreation (15 Years) • La Gloria Carnival: Start Up & Game Builder (15 Years) • La Gloria Parent Patrol: Crossing Guard (6 Years) • Afterschool Program: League (2 Years) • GHS Band: Performance & Marching (4 Years) • JROTC: Color Guard (3 Years) • Sun Street Center: Castle of The Dead (1 Year) • Community Activist: Organizer & Leader (7 Years) |
| Maria Orozco and Jose Rios did not respond. |