Pubdate: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 Source: Summit Daily News (CO) Copyright: 2006 Summit Daily News Contact: http://apps.summitdaily.com/forms/letter/index.php Website: http://www.summitdaily.com/home.php Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/587 Author: Stan White Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization) MALKAN'S PAST EFFORTS MAKE HIM AN IDEAL CANDIDATE If it wasn't for Summit County Commissioner candidate Doug Malkan's political activism, the Frisco peninsula would already be misused. For years there's been developments in Summit County creating and preserving open space lands. It compromises work and credibility of open space lands if we then take land designated for parks and recreation and turn it into commercial usage. It's surprising politicians again try developing the peninsula. The peninsula location is controversial, like no other. We're not losing CMC, it is going to be built somewhere; just not where it doesn't belong. The effort to build an incinerator in Frisco is also backward thinking and Malkan will help guide that plan's end as well. Large scale wood burning including two tall smokestacks isn't environmentally friendly and might have a place near industrial zones, yet seems obviously out of place next to hospitals or mountain towns desiring clean air. Another indicator of a candidate in touch with reality is one supporting Amendment 44, legalizing small amounts of cannabis for adults. It's unacceptable caging humans for using the God-given plant cannabis. Malkan not only supports Amendment 44, but helped put it on the ballot. Summit County will benefit with Malkan's past experience as a newspaper owner, publisher and editor along with being a Certified Public Accountant. Malkan doesn't have questionable conflicts of interest and as a Green Party candidate would add balance to local government. These are important reasons to vote for Malkan and we'll need him when more develop in the future. Stan White Dillon - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman