Richard Anderson
Mayoral Candidate Debate
It has been confirmed that a debate between Mayor Richard Anderson and Mayoral Candidate Monica Gates will be held Thursday, October 20, 7:00 to 8:30 at the Grand Event Center (next to the Garlic Clove) in downtown Kingman. This is an opportunity for Kingman Area...
read moreThink Tank Update
Recently Joe Longoria, Harley Petit and I had a meeting and identified the first three members of the group: Doug Dickmeyer, Cere Tabbert and Pat Farrell. We plan a follow-up meeting to discuss the basic mission, framework, structure, policies and roles of the...
read moreAirport Lease Review
The Kingman City Council reviewed summary cost and qualifications of three Legal Firms to review the Kingman-Kingman Airport Authority lease for potential legal challenges to the existing contract. Whereas the current contract has proven to be one-sided, there has to...
read moreSewer Rates
During the Kingman City Council meeting Tuesday, October 4, 2016, . The discussion was whether the reduction be applied to residential, commercial or both? The second piece was should it be a flat amount per month or based on consumption. The item not addressed, that...
read moreKingman Events This Weekend
This coming weekend is filled with amazing events in downtown Kingman AZ, here is information on these special engagements. Pink Heals Block Party: “Pink Heals” will hold an old fashioned block party in Historic Downtown Kingman on Beale Street between 3rd & 5th...
read moreMarketing Kingman
Kingman is blessed with having a transportation infrastructure (interstate, rail, air) and destination status (US Route 66) to accommodate a reasonably low taxing structure. The challenge is to sufficiently leverage these assets to generate revenues to finance city...
read moreKingman on the Move
Richard Anderson: 2010-2016 Council Member/Mayor Experienced Fiscal Conservative: Paid off long term debt (bonds) - increased General Fund balance $ 5.1M 2014-2016 Sued US Federal Government - won Airport Dross Settlement ($ 30-50M: detect, remove)...
read moreKingman Youth
I have lived in several communities that have seen a substantial number of their youth move away because of a lack of opportunity in their community. Some of the better initiatives to offset this that I have personally seen are Joint Technical Education Development...
read moreMayoral Candidates Think Tank
Mayoral Candidates, Joe Longoria and Harley Pettit, have accepted my invitation to join me in a new brainstorming/think tank group. We look forward to discussing responsible development, innovation, and opportunities for our youth. Additionally, we will discuss...
read moreFinancial Qualifications
I am a Financial Manager by profession. Previous financial positions are Senior Financial Analyst of the Industrial Base and Financial Manager of the Army Supply System at the Pentagon, I was responsible for $17B annual sales and $200B inventory and over $1T in assets...
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