Editor’s Note This is the last of a series of Cottonwood City Council candidate essays prior to the election on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Bill Tinnin is running for Cottonwood City Council.
What makes you qualified for a position on the City Council?
I feel that I’m qualified to be a councilman for a number of reasons, I’m a native Arizonan, I was born and raised in a small town, I’ve lived in Cottonwood for about 30 years, I have faith in the citizens of Cottonwood, and I believe that Cottonwood has a lot of potential.
What makes Cottonwood great?
The people are what makes Cottonwood great, plain and simple.
What would be different if you were on the council?
I believe that what would be different if I were on the city council, would be my approach to the issues confronting the city, in that I’ve been told that I’m logical and very objective and that I have no personal agendas.
What will you do to keep Cottonwood affordable for its residents?
That’s what the council is all about, if Cottonwood isn’t affordable for the residents then the city is dead. Helping the city operate at its best is a battle of survival.
What is your position on the proposed 0.5 percent sales tax increase the council will be voting on in August?
As I’ve stated before, I am inclined to believe that Cottonwood does need to have an emergency fund for the future so that history doesn’t repeat itself, but the emergency fund must not be used for anything else. If that’s how they’re pitching it then that is how it must be.
