Here are responses to questions asked by The Berlin Sun to selectman candidate Dr. Richard Kardell:
What are the top two or three issues that need to be addressed in Gorham at this time?
kAm%96 >@DE FC86?E :DDF6 724:?8 v@C92> C:89E ?@H :D E96 E2I 3FC56? @? @FC C6D:56?ED 2?5 3FD:?6DD6D] !C@A6CEJ E2I6D 92G6 364@>6 F?DFDE2:?23=6 7@C >2?J 72>:=:6D[ 6DA64:2==J D6?:@CD 2?5 H@C<:?8 9@FD69@=5D @? 7:I65 :?4@>6D] (96? E2I6D C:D6 36J@?5 H92E A6@A=6 42? C62D@?23=J 277@C5[ H6 5@ ?@E ;FDE DEC2:? 9@FD69@=5 3F586ED[ H6 AFE 2E C:D< E96 G6CJ A6@A=6 H9@ >2<6 FA E96 962CE @7 @FC 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am
kAmw:89 E2I6D 2C6 2=D@ :>A24E:?8 @FC =@42= 64@?@>J] $>2== 3FD:?6DD6D 2C6 DECF88=:?8 E@ C6>2:? @A6?[ 2?5 A@E6?E:2= ?6H 3FD:?6DD6D 2C6 5:D4@FC2865 7C@> :?G6DE:?8 96C6] (96? DE@C67C@?ED 2C6 6>AEJ[ :E 27764ED 2== @7 FD] x7 H6 H2?E E@ C6DE@C6 9@A6 :? v@C92>’D 7FEFC6[ H6 >FDE 7@4FD @? C6DA@?D:3=6 4@DE 4@?EC@=[ 42C67F= 3F586E:?8[ 2?5 =@?8\E6C> 7:?2?4:2= A=2??:?8 E92E C67=64ED :?E68C:EJ 2?5 C6DA64E 7@C E2IA2J6C 5@==2CD]k^Am
kAmp D64@?5 4C:E:42= :DDF6 :D C6DE@C:?8 EC2?DA2C6?4J 2?5 ECFDE :? =@42= 8@G6C?>6?E] (9:=6 E96C6 2C6 E:>6D H96? 6I64FE:G6 D6DD:@?D 2C6 =682==J C6BF:C65[ E@@ >F49 564:D:@? >2<:?8 92AA6?D @FE @7 AF3=:4 G:6H] #6D:56?ED 56D6CG6 @A6??6DD H96?6G6C A@DD:3=6] v@G6C?>6?E H@C<D 36DE H96? A6@A=6 766= :?7@C>65[ C6DA64E65[ 2?5 962C5]k^Am
kAm!F3=:4 >66E:?8D D9@F=5 6?4@FC286 >62?:?87F= 5:2=@8F6[ ?@E =:>:E :E E@ E96 32C6 >:?:>F>] x 36=:6G6 H6 42? 4C62E6 2 >@C6 H6=4@>:?8 6?G:C@?>6?E H96C6 C6D:56?ED 766= 4@>7@CE23=6 2D<:?8 BF6DE:@?D 2?5 D92C:?8 4@?46C?D] #6DA64E >FDE 8@ 3@E9 H2JD] qJ 7@DE6C:?8 @A6? 4@>>F?:42E:@? 2?5 E9@F89E7F= 5:D4FDD:@?[ H6 DEC6?8E96? @FC 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 C63F:=5 4@?7:56?46 :? =@42= =6256CD9:A]k^Am
kAmv@C92> :D H@CE9 7:89E:?8 7@C] x 36=:6G6 :? E9:D E@H?[ x 36=:6G6 :? :ED A6@A=6[ 2?5 x 36=:6G6 E92E H:E9 :?E68C:EJ[ EC2?DA2C6?4J[ 2?5 2 C6?6H65 D6?D6 @7 4@>>F?:EJ[ H6 42? C6DE@C6 9@A6 2?5 >@G6 E@H2C5 2 DEC@?86C 2?5 >@C6 DE23=6 7FEFC6]k^Am
kAmk6>m%@ 96=A @77D6E C6D:56?E:2= AC@A6CEJ E2I6D :? v@C92>[ H92E 42? 36 5@?6 E@ 24E:G6=J C64CF:E ?6H 4@>>6C4:2= 3FD:?6DD6D @C :?5FDEC:6D E@ 4@>6 E@ v@C92>n xD E92E 2 C@=6 @7 2 D6=64E>2?nk^6>mk^Am
kAm*6D[ 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E :D 23D@=FE6=J A2CE @7 2 D6=64E>2?’D C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ] (9:=6 H6 42??@E 5:C64E=J CF? 3FD:?6DD6D[ H6 D6E E96 7:?2?4:2= 2?5 C68F=2E@CJ 4=:>2E6 E92E 56E6C>:?6D H96E96C 3FD:?6DD6D 49@@D6 E@ 4@>6 96C6 @C =62G6]k^Am
kAm#:89E ?@H[ v@C92> 7246D 2 5:77:4F=E 4J4=6] (96? 4@>>6C4:2= AC@A6CEJ E2I6D 364@>6 E@@ 9:89[ 3FD:?6DD6D DECF88=6 E@ C6>2:? AC@7:E23=6] (96? E96J 4=@D6[ E9@D6 DA246D D:E G242?E] !C@DA64E:G6 3FD:?6DD6D =@@< 2E E96 D2>6 E2I DECF4EFC6 2?5 564:56 ?@E E@ :?G6DE] %92E =62G6D 76H6C 4@>>6C4:2= E2IA2J6CD 4@?EC:3FE:?8 E@ E96 32D6[ H9:49 :?4C62D6D E96 AC6DDFC6 @? 9@>6@H?6CD] xE 364@>6D 2 4J4=6 E92E 92C>D 3@E9 @FC 3FD:?6DD 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 @FC C6D:56?ED]k^Am
kAmx7 H6 H2?E E@ 2EEC24E 2?5 C6E2:? 4@>>6C4:2= :?G6DE>6?E[ H6 >FDE 7:CDE 255C6DD E96 4@DE D:56 @7 E96 6BF2E:@?] %92E >62?D 5:D4:A=:?65 3F586E:?8[ C6G:6H:?8 DA6?5:?8 AC:@C:E:6D[ 2?5 6?DFC:?8 E92E 6G6CJ 5@==2C :D ;FDE:7:65] p DE23=6 2?5 AC65:4E23=6 E2I 6?G:C@?>6?E :D @?6 @7 E96 DEC@?86DE C64CF:E>6?E E@@=D 2 E@H? 42? @776C]k^Am
kAmx? 255:E:@?[ H6 D9@F=5 24E:G6=J A2CE?6C H:E9 C68:@?2= 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E @C82?:K2E:@?D[ DEC62>=:?6 A6C>:EE:?8 H96C6 A@DD:3=6[ 6G2=F2E6 E2C86E65 :?46?E:G6D H96? 2AAC@AC:2E6[ 2?5 >2<6 DFC6 @FC K@?:?8 2?5 A=2??:?8 A@=:4:6D DFAA@CE C6DA@?D:3=6 8C@HE9] qFD:?6DD6D =@@< 7@C 4@>>F?:E:6D E92E 56>@?DEC2E6 DE23:=:EJ[ :?E68C:EJ[ 2?5 2 =@?8\E6C> A=2?]k^Am
kAm%96 D2>6 AC:?4:A=6 2AA=:6D E@ C6D:56?E:2= AC@A6CEJ @H?6CD] x7 E2I6D 4@?E:?F6 E@ C:D6 H:E9@FE C6DEC2:?E[ 72>:=:6D H:== =62G6] (96? >F=E:A=6 9@>6D 6?E6C E96 >2C<6E 2E @?46[ AC@A6CEJ G2=F6D D@7E6? C682C5=6DD @7 H92E 2? 2DD6DD>6?E D2JD] !C@E64E:?8 9@>6@H?6CD C6BF:C6D AC@E64E:?8 E96 @G6C2== 7:D42= 962=E9 @7 E96 E@H?]k^Am
kAmx 92G6 9@A6 E92E E9:D 6=64E:@? 42? 36 E96 7:CDE DE6A :? EFC?:?8 E92E 4J4=6 2C@F?5] (:E9 @A6??6DD[ EC2?DA2C6?4J[ 2?5 9@?6DE 4@==23@C2E:@?[ H6 42? C63F:=5 2 DEC@?86C 4@>>6C4:2= 32D6[ C6=:6G6 AC6DDFC6 @? 9@>6@H?6CD[ 2?5 C6DE@C6 4@?7:56?46 :? v@C92>’D 7FEFC6] (6 H:== 7246 E96D6 492==6?86D E@86E96C[ 2D 2 4@>>F?:EJ[ H:E9 :?E68C:EJ 2?5 2 4=62C 4@>>:E>6?E E@ DFDE2:?23=6 7:?2?4:2= =6256CD9:A]k^Am
kAmk6>m(92E 5@6D v@C92> 92G6 8@:?8 7@C :E 2?5 H92E 5@6D :E DE:== ?665 E@ C6D@=G6 2D 72C 2D C6D:56?ED 2?5 3FD:?6DD @H?6CD 2C6 4@?46C?65nk^6>mk^Am
kAmv@C92> 92D D@ >F49 8@:?8 7@C :E] (6 2C6 3=6DD65 H:E9 6IEC2@C5:?2CJ ?2EFC2= 362FEJ 2?5 @FE5@@C C64C62E:@? @AA@CEF?:E:6D E92E >2?J 4@>>F?:E:6D H@F=5 6?GJ] uC@> 9:<:?8 2?5 D?@H>@3:=:?8 E@ p%' EC2:=D 2?5 D46?:4 DA246D[ E9:D :D 2 A=246 A6@A=6 86?F:?6=J =@G6] tG6? >@C6 :>A@CE2?E :D E96 DEC@?8 D6?D6 @7 4@>>F?:EJ 96C6] }6:893@CD 42C6 23@FE @?6 2?@E96C] u2>:=:6D H2?E E@ DE2J] qFD:?6DD @H?6CD H2?E E@ DF44665] %92E DA:C:E :D C62=[ 2?5 :E :D H@CE9 AC@E64E:?8]k^Am
kAmpE E96 D2>6 E:>6[ >2?J C6D:56?ED 2?5 3FD:?6DD @H?6CD 2C6 766=:?8 E96 DEC2:? @7 C:D:?8 4@DED 2?5 7:D42= :?DE23:=:EJ] !6@A=6 H9@ =@G6 E9:D E@H? D9@F=5 ?@E 766= 7@C465 E@ =62G6 3642FD6 @7 7:?2?4:2= AC6DDFC6D E92E 42? 36 255C6DD65 H:E9 C6DA@?D:3=6 A=2??:?8 2?5 5:D4:A=:?65 3F586E:?8] p77@C523:=:EJ 2?5 =@?8\E6C> DFDE2:?23:=:EJ >FDE 36 AC:@C:E:6D :7 H6 H2?E v@C92> E@ E9C:G6]k^Am
kAm(6 2=D@ ?665 E@ DEC6?8E96? ECFDE 2?5 4@>>F?:42E:@? 36EH66? E@H? =6256CD9:A 2?5 E96 A6@A=6 :E D6CG6D] #6D:56?ED 56D6CG6 EC2?DA2C6?4J[ C6DA64E7F= 5:2=@8F6[ 2?5 >62?:?87F= @AA@CEF?:E:6D E@ 36 962C5] !F3=:4 D6CG:46 D9@F=5 36 8C@F?565 :? :?E68C:EJ 2?5 @A6??6DD] (96? A6@A=6 766= C6DA64E65 C2E96C E92? 5:D>:DD65[ H6 4C62E6 36EE6C D@=FE:@?D 2?5 2 DEC@?86C 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am
kAmx D66 E9:D >@>6?E 2D 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ =625 2D 2 D6CG2?E @7 E96 A6@A=6 @7 v@C92>] {6256CD9:A :D ?@E 23@FE 2FE9@C:EJ] xE :D 23@FE C6DA@?D:3:=:EJ] xE :D 23@FE =:DE6?:?8 7:CDE[ 24E:?8 E9@F89E7F==J[ 2?5 2=H2JD C6>6>36C:?8 E92E 8@G6C?>6?E 6I:DED E@ D6CG6 :ED 4:E:K6?D] x7 H6 2AAC@249 E96 492==6?86D 29625 H:E9 9F>:=:EJ[ 4@==23@C2E:@?[ 2?5 2 D92C65 4@>>:E>6?E E@ @FC 4@>>F?:EJ[ x 36=:6G6 v@C92> 42? >@G6 7@CH2C5 H:E9 C6?6H65 9@A6 2?5 DE23:=:EJ]k^Am
kAmk6>m(92E F?:BF6=J BF2=:7:6D J@F E@ <66A v@C92> >@G:?8 7@CH2C5 :? E96 J62CD 29625nk^6>mk^Am
kAmu@C >@C6 E92? c_ J62CD 2D 2 A9JD:4:2?[ x 92G6 H@C<65 H:E9 A6@A=6 5FC:?8 D@>6 @7 E96 >@DE 5:77:4F=E >@>6?ED @7 E96:C =:G6D] tG6CJ 52J[ x 2> ECFDE65 E@ =:DE6? 42C67F==J[ >2<6 E9@F89E7F= 564:D:@?D F?56C AC6DDFC6[ 2?5 2AAC@249 4@>A=6I AC@3=6>D H:E9 6>A2E9J[ 4=2C:EJ[ 2?5 4@>A2DD:@?] %9@D6 6IA6C:6?46D D92A6 9@H x D66 E96 492==6?86D 724:?8 v@C92>]k^Am
kAmx 5@ ?@E G:6H 7:D42= :DDF6D 2D ?F>36CD @? 2 DAC625D966E] x D66 E96> E9C@F89 E96 7246D 2?5 DE@C:6D @7 E96 A6@A=6 27764E65 3J E96>] x 92G6 DA@<6? H:E9 D6?:@CD H9@ 2C6 49@@D:?8 36EH66? A2J:?8 E96:C AC@A6CEJ E2I6D[ 3FJ:?8 >65:42E:@?[ @C AFEE:?8 7@@5 @? E96 E23=6] x 92G6 =:DE6?65 E@ =:76=@?8 C6D:56?ED H9@ 2C6 962CE3C@<6? 2E E96 E9@F89E @7 =62G:?8 E96 9@>6D 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ E96J 92G6 =@G65 7@C 564256D] %92E <:?5 @7 DEC2:? E2<6D 2 C62= E@== @? A6@A=6] xE :D ?@E ;FDE 7:?2?4:2=] xE :D 6>@E:@?2= 2?5 A6CD@?2=]k^Am
kAm|J 42C66C 92D C6BF:C65 DE625J AC@3=6> D@=G:?8[ H96E96C :? 2? @A6C2E:?8 C@@> @C D6CG:?8 @? ?@?AC@7:E 3@2C5D 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ 4@>>:EE66D] x? 3@E9 D6EE:?8D[ E96 8@2= :D E96 D2>6i 2DD6DD E96 724ED 42C67F==J[ 3C:?8 A6@A=6 E@86E96C[ 2?5 >2<6 564:D:@?D E92E :>AC@G6 @FE4@>6D] %92E D2>6 5:D4:A=:?65[ D@=FE:@?\@C:6?E65 2AAC@249 :D H92E x H:== 3C:?8 E@ E@H? 8@G6C?>6?E]k^Am
kAmx 36=:6G6 =6256CD9:A C6BF:C6D 6>A2E9J[ :?E68C:EJ[ 2?5 E96 H:==:?8?6DD E@ =@@< :?H2C5 2?5 2D< 92C5 BF6DE:@?D 23@FE 9@H DJDE6>D 2C6 7F?4E:@?:?8] %6==:?8 A6@A=6 E@ D:>A=J >@G6 :7 E96J 42??@E 277@C5 E@ DE2J :D ?@E 2 D@=FE:@?] #6DA@?D:3=6 8@G6C?2?46 >62?D 6I2>:?:?8 DA6?5:?8[ :>AC@G:?8 677:4:6?4J[ 2?5 6?DFC:?8 E92E A@=:4:6D C67=64E E96 ?665D @7 E96 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am
kAmx 2> CF??:?8 @? 9@A6[ :?E68C:EJ[ 2?5 4@>>F?:EJ] w@A6 E92E v@C92> 42? 36 3@E9 277@C523=6 2?5 E9C:G:?8 282:?] x?E68C:EJ :? 9@H 564:D:@?D 2C6 >256 2?5 9@H E2IA2J6C 5@==2CD 2C6 >2?2865] p?5 2 C6?6H65 4@>>:E>6?E E@ 4@>>F?:EJ[ H96C6 ?6:893@CD DFAA@CE @?6 2?@E96C 2?5 =@42= 8@G6C?>6?E ECF=J D6CG6D E96 A6@A=6] x 36=:6G6 E92E E@86E96C H6 42? C6DE@C6 DE23:=:EJ[ DEC6?8E96? ECFDE[ 2?5 6?DFC6 E92E v@C92> C6>2:?D 2 A=246 A6@A=6 2C6 AC@F5 ?@E @?=J E@ G:D:E[ 3FE E@ 42== 9@>6]k^Am
kAm%92?< J@F[k^Am
kAmsC] #:492C5 z2C56==k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.