Carmen Samuelson is one of the candidates for City Council endorsed by the Farmington Citizens committee. You can contact Carmen here.  Here you can read Carmen's weekly message.

We have lived in Farmington since 1990 and moved to West Farmington in 2005. I have volunteered on school Community Councils, a Homeowner Association and was active in the school district bussing issues and the rezoning on Main Street for the Village at Old Farm.

I have a single goal and that is, NO COMPROMISE when it comes to the issues that affect our city adversely. I believe the problems we are experiencing as a community now are not the result of bad intentions or selling out on the part of our elected officials, city planner and manager. They are the result of too many compromises.

Examples of these compromises are the rezoning of residential, tree-lined Main Street to accommodate commercial development , big box stores and strip malls with no tenants, the Legacy Parkway and I15 bisecting our city and the possibility of yet another Legacy connecting highway taking out the fairgrounds, new and established homes and pastures.

In each of these examples we have compromised and given away what can never be restored to our community because our elected officials and their advisors have wanted to find a compromise to please everyone, to get along and be a good neighbor to our friends to the North. I will base City Council decisions on FARMINGTON FIRST.

Starting with the Legacy North connector, I say if it is not a benefit to Farmington and does not improve the quality of life and adhere to OUR vision of Farmington, then I will oppose it.

Farmington is too small a community to have East Farmington and West Farmington issues. Every issue impacts the entire city, whether it is a zoning change in North Farmington, a Legacy connector road in West Farmington, a long anticipated park in the Farmington Ranches or Clark Lane safety issues.

The community issues during the next 10 plus years will be commercial development for Farmington and the need for higher density residential development. Both types of developments must be planned and carried out carefully and thoughtfully by assuring it is in appropriately zoned areas and that it aesthetically blends in with the surrounding areas. We, as a city, should decide what type of development we want for our city, NOT outside developers.

I share the vision of most Farmington residents, of a Farmington with the look and feel of the historical , rural community that it is known for. Along with this, is the realization that we welcome careful development that can provide the financial security and services that our city wants and needs.