STEPHEN EKANGER
IN WHICH VILLAGE DO YOU RESIDE , AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A MEMBER OF LLA ? WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE LLA YOUR HOME ?
I reside in West Winds and have been a member of LLA for 20 years . We picked LLA because we loved the natural landscape of the area and the great schools .
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE TOP 3 PRIORITIES FOR THE BOARD IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS ?
HOW MANY LLA BOARD MEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS HAVE YOU ATTENDED IN THE LAST YEAR ? IF NONE , PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO RUN FOR THE BOARD , AND HOW YOU WILL EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT THE ASSOCIATIONS ’ WORK OVER THE LAST YEAR .
I believe the top 3 priorities for the Board should include :
I have attended three meetings during the past year and what motivated me to become a member is to bring my financial background to the board and my own perspective of a previous Board Member from several years ago as well as to provide more transparency to the residents .
Better Transparency for Residents
Community Engagement across all LLA to understand the needs of Residents
Fiscal Discipline
CONSIDERING LLA ' S VISION OF NATURE AND SUSTAINABILITY ALONG WITH THE TODAY ’ S BUYER PREFERENCE FOR A “ TRADITIONAL ” COMMUNITY , AS A BOARD MEMBER , HOW WOULD YOU NAVIGATE THE DEMANDS OF BOTH PRESERVING THE INTENDED PLANS FOR LAKE LINGANORE WHILE MEETING THE NEEDS AND WANTS OF MEMBERS WHO HAVE LIVED HERE FOR DECADES AND THOSE OF RECENT AND FUTURE MEMBERS ?
I think the members of the past and the future hold the same desires just framed differently from their own points of view . All residents want a safe , clean , harmonious community to raise their families and invest in their neighbors while building a nest egg in one of the most important financial investments a family makes in their lives . Having a community that aligns with those desires in a natural sustainable manner is embedded in the original design of Lake Linganore going back to the original founding by Brosius with his view of a community with natural landscapes that jive with the Frank Lloyd Wright . Things have changed over the decades , but we all have much more in common than we have differences . We just need to listen to one another and mold a future together .
V O T E R
LAKE LINGANORE ASSOCIATION IS HOME TO 17,000 + FREDERICK COUNTY CITIZENS . MOVING FORWARD , WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP DO YOU FEEL LLA SHOULD HAVE WITH THE GREATER FREDERICK COUNTY COMMUNITY ? WOULD YOU FAVOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE ? IF NOT , WHY ?
I do think LLA has a need to engage with Frederick County , because we are such a large demographic area within the county , we need to voice our community desires to elected officials , so they understand our importance to the broader residents of Frederick County .
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