“The office of Mayor does not allow for on-the-job training. The learning curve is steep, and residents pay for it while you climb it.”
I served Castle Rock on Town Council and then as Mayor, six years in all. In 2017 I was one of five petitioners who put the at-large mayor question on the ballot, and in 2018 I ran for that office myself and came up fifty-seven votes short. I have been on both sides of that ballot. I know what the job asks of a person.
It asks for preparation. The office of Mayor does not allow for on-the-job training. The learning curve is steep, and residents pay for it while you climb it.
Laura Cavey is prepared, and that is why I am supporting her for Mayor.
I sat in that chair during the downturn, when the budget had to come down without giving up the quality of life people moved here for. I sat in it through bringing a hospital to Castle Rock. Through the Ring Road, the I-25 widening and the Plum Creek interchange. Through bringing a movie theater and a specialty grocery store to town. Through keeping the county offices here. Through securing water storage for a Castle Rock that had not been built yet. None of that was quick and none of it made headlines. All of it was decided years before residents felt the benefit.
That is the part of this job the public rarely sees, and it is the part Laura already does. Six years on Council has given her the history behind the decisions in front of her: how the water portfolio was assembled and what it still needs, what the town has committed to and what it has not, where the revenue actually comes from and how quickly it can change.
She listens before she decides. She works with people who disagree with her. She treats residents with respect whether or not they voted for her. Those are not small things. In a town growing at our pace, they are most of the job.
Castle Rock’s future depends on thoughtful and respectful stewardship of what we have built. Laura Cavey will provide it. I ask you to join me in electing her Mayor of Castle Rock.