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Contributed by: David Pettit on 10/10/2007

My name: David Pettit

Age: 46

My family: Married, with 2 grown children and 2 grown step-children.

What I do: Software engineer with my own software company in Thornton and an Assistant Director for BNI

My favorite place in town to hang out: I like to go to local events but have no "hang out" except for my neighborhood

What I like most about living here: Our neighborhood is quiet and a nice safe place to live without too much crime.

My interests and hobbies: Woodworking, gardening and remodeling our house

What is my favorite thing to cook: Thai food and more specifically authentic Lao-Thai food that I learned how to cook while living in the far-east for 12 years.

People who inspired me (and how): My mother and step-father; they raised 4 children on a professor's salary and never told us we had limitations. We were encouraged to strive to be whatever we wanted and to succeed. I guess they succeeded since there are 3 engineers and one CFO from their children. More recently my wife of 9 years who always believes in what I do and wants me to succeed.

How I have contributed to the community: My contributions have been to get more business to move to Thornton and along those lines I'd like to get more businesses to move here with higher paying jobs for the city.

What are the biggest issues facing your city now: Growth and Communications, we need controlled growth that will attract higher paying jobs and companies to Thornton. With the addition of 470 we are in a great position for a company headquarters that needs access to 2 airports within 20 minutes. Without having these higher paying jobs Thornton will just become another retail area where most people work out-of-town, with better jobs we can attract more people to live in Thornton and keep their revenue here in the city. The government needs to better communicate with the community, one instance is the single bin recycling program that according to the latest city report has not generated the increase expected. Without communicating to the public they can get more green bins, request a special pick-up, or schedule more recycling pick-ups there will not be a increased revenue from the program. With changes we can become a city that leads in recycling.

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