Bill Boyd - "The Blog Politic"

Down the Home Stretch We Go.....

2008-09-02T04:41:00.000-07:00

Hi folks. It has been a quietly busy 2 weeks of real campaigning at the town transfer stations. I have been getting a great reception and my message of "No Good Goes Unrecorded" is resonating with people.

This past weekend, I campaigned in Francestown and Milford. While I didn't march in the Milford parade, I got better interaction and a nicer reception meeting people waiting for the parade to pass by. There were loads of people along the route, but more people camped out on the Oval. A near perfect beautiful day complemented a great parade. Many thanks to George Durham of the Milford Police Department for keeping me company during the parade. I had a good time meeting with him and swapping stories.

I ran the 1st Annual Alliance for Cancer 5K in 21:27. Thanks to Christine Pariseau Telge and Athletic Alliance for putting on a great event with a special thanks to the Employees of Milly's Tavern as well. I also ran the Francestown Five as well in 37:46. Special thanks to Karen St. Cyr and the members of the Francestown Industrial and Historical Society for a great race coinciding with a great event: The Francestown Labor Day Festival. A well run,, family oriented event.

It is T-minus 6 days and counting to Primary Day, and I'm not tiring yet. I hope to be seeing many more of you on the campaign trail as "No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded" heads home to Tuesday, September 9. To everyone I have met and has expressed continued support to my campaign, with a humble and contrite heart, I thank you very much.

See you on the roads of the campaign.

Bill

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded...(continued)

2008-08-19T04:07:00.000-07:00

Good morning, Folks! The campaign is operating on all cylinders and I have been working hard all over Hillsborough County promoting to people that "No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded."

Last Thursday, I ran the Cigna/Elliott 5K in Manchester with close to 5,000 race participants. I was looking to break 22 minutes for the race. Lo' and behold, I shattered that mark by over 30 seconds!!! I ran the course in 21:24 averaging 6:54 per mile. I was elated with my run. Afterwards, I mingled with my fellow runners over at Veterans Park, the staging area for this great event. It was well-attended, but most importantly, it was well-managed. The volunteers for these races deserve special credit for setting up, taking care of the participants, and breaking down this big event. Great time. A big "Thank you" to "Media" Dan Pinard with the strategic sign placements along West Merrimack Street.

On Friday, I attended the Milford GOP Spaghetti Dinner. 100 people attended event which was well run by the watchful eye of Milford's GOP Chair Steve Bogotysan. US Sen. John Sununu and NH Sen. and gubernatorial candidate Joe Kenney were keynoting the event and rallied the masses to work for the GOP slate this fall. Sen. Kenney was kind enough to stop and pose for this picture below. He and I are running very similar campaigns: grass-roots oriented building name recognition and voter ID along the way with a specific message of innovation and efficient government. He's a tireless campaigner and will be one of the big reasons why Republicans will do very well this fall. I am behind Joe 100%.

This past weekend, I travelled the Route 101 corridor visiting the transfer stations and meeting people. One of the events I went to afterwards was the Lyndeborough Community Day Festival. I specifically went to the Flag Retirement Ceremony held on the grounds of Lyndeborough Town Hall. The Lafayette Artillery, the second oldest active artillery units in the country, was present to preside over this solemn ceremony. Once the flags had been approrpriately retired, they fired a 3 shot salute with their 1844 cannon, historically preserved for occasions such as this - an absolutely beautiful and impressive piece of equipment! I was asked by the Artillery captain to fire one of the three shots which I was honored to do. It was an unbelievably "loud" and thrilling experience. Here I am pictured above with Artillery corporal Tony Buscemi of New Ipswich at the front of the cannon. Special thanks to Artillery captain and Town Moderator Walter Holland for extending his most gracious invitation to fire the cannon. A big thank you as well to Selectman Frank Holden and Marge Hallyburton for inviting me to their community day fun. I met great people and enjoy their company immensely.

The campaign is taking great shape. I am working the county visiting all sorts of events and introducing myself to people and talking to them about why I should be the next Register of Deeds. Check out my events page as Michele and I attended the Our Lady of Cedars Church Mahrajan Lebanese Festival in Manchester this past Sunday. Fr. Tom Steinmetz and the Cedars community know how to put on a great event!

See you on the roads of the campaign trail!

Bill

MooreMart and Ashley's Fight

2008-08-11T03:23:00.000-07:00

Yesterday's campaign brought me to Hudson and Manchester for three specific events. Most of my morning and afternoon was in the Town of Hudson for the Rotary Pancake Breakfast at Alvirne High School and the Old Home Day, right across the street from Alvirne, at the Hills House. Sunny skies filled the air as people mingled about through the rides, food and some special displays. The State Police brought their helicopter and demolitions unit to the fairground and captured a lot of people's attention while Rochester, New Hampshire's Derek Small brought his Wildlife Encounters Traveling Zoo to Hudson to educate and entertain the fairgoers. Kaya, the Australian Wallaby, Isis, the African Serval Cat and Frodo, the Sulkata Tortoise were absolute hits with the kids. Check out www.wildlifeencounterszoo. for more information.
One of the fairgoers in attendance was Bob Winkler. Bob and Hudson Senator Bob Clegg have been active raising money for Moore Mart, a local not-for-profit that raises money for care packages and soccer balls to be sent to the troops overseas. Not one dime is used for administrative costs. All of the proceeds are used to make sure our uniformed men and women have the comfort cares of home at their fingertips.

Moore Mart had their staging set up yesterday to raise money for the troops and Bob was present to meet people and promote the cause. I purchased a soccer ball and signed the soccer ball with a big "Thank you." Bob further explained while the soccer ball is a big hit with the troops, they are an even bigger hit with the children of Iraq and Afghanistan . The soldiers utilize the game of soccer as a means of bonding and friendship as they serve their roles overseas. Many thanks to Bob and Bob for their work with the cause. Thanks for the photo as well!!! Check mooremart.org for information.

After Old Home Day, I travelled to Charbel's of Manchester to meet Ashley Daigle, a 13 year old girl diagnosed with cancer. Being a survivor myself, I believe it was very important to attend to support Ashley's fight. I know first-hand her fight ahead. The event was a huge success, in part to Chris of Charbel's Restaurant who opened up his restaurant to stage the event and provide the food. Great job, Chris! People came, bought raffles and enjoyed each other's company. Ashley is an amazing girl who has taken this battle with great stride and an unbelievably positive attitude. Way to go, Ashley! The picture at the top is me with Ashley, Casey Kehoe and Brenda Daigle. Again, a well-attended, great time was had by all!

See you on the campaign trail.......it is the beginning of a very busy week.

Bill

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded...(continued)

2008-08-10T03:25:00.000-07:00

Good morning. This will be a short blog for this morning, but I wanted to fill you in from yesterday.

First off, one thought I wanted to finish about last week. At the Amherst/Milford GOP Breakfast in Amherst at Joey's Diner, I met Mike Sroka who is running for State Rep in Amherst and Milford. Mike and I shared a few anecdotal stories and I wanted to plug you into his campaign at the following web address below. I have been seeing Mike's signs around Amherst and Milford lately, so he is working really hard for his upcoming primary. Primaries are a fun, but difficult part of the political process as both he and I can attest, but we stay focused on September 9. Good luck!

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=388907014

Well, I spent the first morning hours in quiet stillness of New Ipswich and was able to wave to people coming and going to the transfer station (a.k.a "The Dump"). New Ipswich is a pretty little town.

I travelled north to Peterborough where I actually had a nice reception meeting and waving to people travelling to and fro. The good thing is the dump in off of Route 202, so not only do you get dump traffic, you get people travelling through from one part of the county to the other. I can't begin to point out the people passing through: Antrim, Bennington, Sharon, Temple, Greenfield are some of the towns I saw passing through and I know this because of the fire fighters' placard that was affixed to their front license plate. The best part was seeing former Republican Governor Walter Peterson going to the dump with his refuse. He didn't have time to talk, but a smile and a wave was all that mattered, quite honestly.

I stopped in downtown Antrim at Rick and Diane's Brick Oven Pizza for lunch (Thanks, Rick! Dynamite pizza!) and hung out at the transfer station for a bit. Same situation like Peterborough: the dump is right off of Route 202 and a great opportunity to meet people going to the dump and wave to those passing through.

I ended my day in Hillsborough: really, really nice reception there. State Rep candidate Dave Fullerton made an appearance along with Goffstown Rep. Russ Day and his son, Jeff. It turns out that Russ owns a camp on Pierce Lake in Hillsborough and was clearly out some dead trees from his camp. He and Jeff were "dump bound" with all sort of dead wood from the property. They all stopped and kept me company for a bit. Special thanks to Ron, Sherry and their "fuchsia-pink flamed" Chevy pickup truck for stopping by as well. It finished up a nice, long afternoon in the sun. I wore my sunblock, thankfully!

The best thing about "The Dump" is these facilities are usually one way in and one way out. You are guaranteed to meet and wave to people that are residents in the town. Even if people don't stop to talk, they see you campaigning, they wave and throw out a "Good Luck" to you as you wave them by. From my standpoint, Saturday trips to "The Dump" sometimes end up as social hour as well. You always find youth organizations and civic groups generally hang out there hawking all sorts of things for charity. Plus, you meet candidates for local, county and state office as well. To me, "The Dump" serves as a microcosm within the community. Mind you, there is nothing better than hanging out at the Country Store, enjoy a cup of coffee and meeting people. But, "The Dump" is a close second.

Well, I am going running this morning. Afterwards, Michele and I head to Hudson for the majority of our morning before going to support Ashley and her cause. More on that later. Enjoy your Sunday and see you on the campaign trail.

Bill

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded...(continued)

2008-08-08T17:46:00.000-07:00

The campaign moves into 3rd gear and "No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded" shifts into cruise control as I begin my 2nd sojourn out into Hillsborough County. A few weeks back, I trekked out to Greenfield for the Christmas in July 4-mile road race around the back roads of Greenfield near Greenfield State Park and Otter Lake. I ran the course in 29:43, good for 13th place, but a solid 8+ minutes behind race winner and New Hampshire State Champion, Alex McGrath, who cranked through the course in 21:41. I got the chance to meet Alex after the race. After a brilliant high school career at ConVal High School, he's off to the College of William and Mary in Virginia to pursue his education and start of a bright future in collegiate running. Perhaps New Hampshire's prodigy will grace us in London 2012. It was a privilege to compete against him.

The Sunday prior to Greenfield, my wife, Michele, and I, ventured over to the picturesque town of Hancock where we visited the Davis Brook Farm and the Daylilies Extravanganza. Many thanks to Robin and George for opening up their farm to gardeners and photographers alike. Michele was in her element. She has a green thumb and enjoys photography, and used this opportunity to pick out some daylilies to grace the edge of our driveway in Merrimack. She also caught me wandering through a path of daylilies as well. At least, I had time to smile for the camera! I now realize that, during my travels throughout Hillsborough County, these beautiful flowers adorn some of New Hampshire's beautiful New England stone walls throughout our countryside and roadways. And, the people we there at the festival knew how to add beauty to their properties as well. Michele and I had a great time meeting new people, swapping stories and learning more about daylilies.

Last Sunday, I was at the Hillsborough County Republican Picnic at Alpine Grove in Hollis. Kudos go out to the chair, Hollis pharmacist and local philanthropist, Vahrij Manoukian for planning and running a great event. The best part about these events are meeting new GOP activists and other candidates. 2nd CD candidate Jennifer Horn, like all of the other candidates, is actively working the grassroots, presenting her message and building support for her candidacy. Here I am, above, with Jennifer and Manchester GOP activists Gerry and Ron Dupont as the picnic was coming to an end. Owners of a local real estate management group, I was very happy to meet the Dupont's, discuss the issues affecting the Registry of Deeds, and hopefully earned their vote on September 9. Meeting people like the Dupont's is vital to ensuring that "No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded!"

Tomorrow's a big day ahead and I look forward to writing about the weekend's events at some point on Sunday or Monday morning. Enjoy your weekend and I'll be seeing you on the campaign trail.

Bill

Meeting the Chairman

2008-08-06T02:59:00.001-07:00

Hi All!

It's been a very busy campaign, so please accept my apologies for not writing sooner. First off, thanks to Rhona and Emile for their support and endorsement. I am grateful. Many thanks to politickernh.com and Wally Edge for taking notice of my campaign for Register of Deeds. Picking me as one of their Winners of the Week was beyond words. However, that was then; this is now and the campaign continues to move forward.

I have been all over Hillsborough County of late, meeting people and talking about my campaign for Register of Deeds. The grassroots has been picking up some steam (the endorsements and recognition have helped!) and I am pleased to report new sign locations in Hillsborough, Pelham, Hudson, Milford and Nashua. Through these people who have embraced my campaign, the sign location only further promotes my candidacy and builds credibility in these communities. Thank you to my supporters. I am truly gratified by this gesture.

In the past few weeks, I have been to the official opening of Senator John McCain's office in Nashua, the ice cream social benefiting the Greater Manchester Federation of Republican Women, the Hillsborough County GOP Picnic in Hollis and the Amherst/Milford Republican Committee breakfast at Joey's Diner in Amherst. One constant in all of those visits has been the State Republican Chair, Fergus Cullen. Meeting the people in the county, let alone the state of New Hampshire, is absolutely critical to build support and identify voters. Fergus has been doing yeoman's work in this area. Not only does he provide Republican outreach for the candidates, he also avails himself to them as well, learning about their campaigns, what they have been doing and what the party can do to help their campaign out. Fergus has been tremendously helpful in providing solicited and unsolicited campaign advice, like he has for all of the other Republicans running for other offices statewide, as well. One piece of feedback from Fergus is my campaign slogan: "No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded" - he just loves it!!

Above is a recent photo of Fergus and me at the Amherst/Milford Republican Breakfast. During this moment, we shared one other commonality - running. Fergus and I are avid runners with Fergus being a bit more accomplished than yours truly (My best days remain in my youth, but I digress!). Fergus and I recently ran the Mount Washington Road Race in June. I was looking to break 2 hours running the 7.6 mile uphill trek. Fergus' running advice was invaluable to me as I made my maiden run up Mount Washington. While Fergus ran Washington in 1:15:10, his advice allowed me to run a 1:57:33 and accomplish my personal goal of breaking 2 hours for the run. I was ecstatic. Check out the website http://mountwashingtonroadrace.com/index.html. If you want to check out our photos, you can plug in our bib numbers to see Fergus and me running. I wore number 106 while Fergus wore number 313

Speaking of running, it is time for my morning run. I actually have more photos and more discussion to share. I have Doug Kruse's campaign kick-off tonight in Manchester, so I will blog tonight when I return. Make it a great day and see you on the roads of the campaign trail.

Bill

Charbonneau, Beaulieu Endorse Boyd

2008-07-30T11:16:00.001-07:00

I am very pleased to announce that Rhona Charbonneau, former Hillsborough County Commissioner and former Chair of the New Hampshire State Republican Party; and Emile Beaulieu, former Mayor of Manchester and one-time candidate for Governor; are supporting my candidacy for Register of Deeds.

"Bill is a uniquely qualified and competent leader to succeed Judith MacDonald at the Registry of Deeds," Charbonneau said, "His background and personality are well-suited for the position, and I am eager to support Bill's pursuit to be Register of Deeds for Hillsborough County."

Beaulieu was also enthusiastic about Bill's candidacy. "I've known Bill Boyd for more than 10 years," said Beaulieu, "He is a dedicated, common sense fiscal conservative the people of Hillsborough County can depend upon to manage our Registry of Deeds responsibly. Nobody will work harder or be more open to the county taxpayer's concerns than Bill," Beaulieu said.

Charbonneau and Beaulieu will serve as my Honorary Co-Chairs of the campaign. Also, Joe Dion of Manchester has agreed to serve as my Fiscal Agent.

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded......

2008-07-18T12:21:00.000-07:00

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the New Hampshire Republican Party's fundraiser featuring former Pennsylvania Governor and Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge. The Bedford home of Dan and Joy Monfried was the venue and close to 100 party activists attended the fundraiser to mingle and raise money for our statewide, grass roots efforts in November.

I had a wonderful time meeting new people and especially enjoyed talking with Governor Ridge, an engaging personality with a tremendous sense of humor, a gift of storytelling and a love of country as well. He talked glowingly of Sen. McCain and reminded all of us of his and Sen. McCain's Vietnam military service. He drove home the point that while the economy is important, foreign affairs is equal to the task in strengthening our borders, our people and our economy. It was a tremendous privilege to be in his presence.

Special thanks again to Dan and Joy Monfried. I met them and their friend, Karen Findlay of Peterborough, along with a whole host of people in Hillsborough County. The conversation was lively and fun. They were tremendous hosts to the crowd at hand and deserve recognition in opening up their beautiful home to new people. The fundraiser was a tremendous success due to their hospitality and generosity.

It's a busy weekend ahead and the campaign is taking shape. Please be sure to reach out to me at bill@boydnh.com with your questions.

See you on the campaign trail, Bill

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded....

2008-07-18T11:17:00.000-07:00

On Monday, in my dual roles as Chairman of the Economic Development Citizens Advisory Committee and Planning Board alternate member in Merrimack, I travelled to St. Anselm's College's Institute of Politics in Goffstown to participate in a workshop on the development of rail through Southern New Hampshire along the newly created "Capitol Corridor" to Concord. I was interviewed by The Nashua Telegraph and I have hyperlinked the article for your convenience below.

The picture above was provided to me by Dan Pinard. It shows Peter Burling - NH State Senator and chair of New Hampshire Rail Authority, Gov. Mike Dukakis - former governor of MA, former vice chair of Amtrak and Patricia Quinn - Executive Director of Northern New England Passenger RailAuthority fielding questions from a group of roughly 200 people. I was lucky enough to ask a question of Governor Dukakis.

Relating my understandings of transportation successes and failures in Massachusetts, I asked him: What were the key lessons the people of New Hampshire should take away from impacted communities in Massachusetts in promoting and creating rail access from New Hampshire to Boston? Gov. Dukakis was very forthright.

Consensus, bi-partisan leadership should embrace the economic development potential rail brings to New Hampshire. He was quick to point out that there would be speed bumps along the way, but a "can-do" attitude with creative thinking and problem-solving was a must. Plus, he admitted that we need to treat rail service as public service, that this public service must be efficient at the lowest cost possible. He agreed that governmental subsidies to offset shortfalls are necessary for a successful regional rail service.

It was a 90 minute exercise in transportation public policy that certainly brought out the wonk in me. Also, it provide ample opportunity for me to catch up with my fellow area planners to further discuss the economic development opportunity rail provides to area communities and its region. It was an excellent night of information.

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080715/NEWS01/614779069

Bill

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded.....

2008-07-18T03:33:00.000-07:00

Good morning!

It's been a while, but I have been busy on the campaign trail this past week.

Last Friday, I travelled up to Hillsborough for the Hillsborough Balloon Festival and 5K road race. 200 runners came out to run in the race while a larger number of people cheered us on at the start and finish. I met some new people, caught up with some of my runner friends and ran a personal best of 22:08 for my age. Many thanks to race director Jenny Bronson and her team for putting on a successful event! Afterwards, I walked around and met more people watching the balloons going up into the air. Overall, a great time. Special thanks to Hillsborough Republican State Representative candidate Dave Fullerton for these pictures of me at the race.

On Sunday, I came back to the Festival to march in the parade. Please check out my pictures on the events page. Lots and lots of families, their friends and seniors came out to watch the bands, the floats and candidates, such as myself, march in the parade. Again, a great time was had by all. Congradulations to Carle Grabowski and her team for a well-organize, class act parade. Special thanks to supporters Joan and Tom Harvey of Hillsborough, and their boys, Cameron and Jacob, for helping me out at the parade and introducing me to their friends.

While the balloons didn't go up due to a beautiful, but windy day, spectators were entertained by the Firefighter's Muster. The fire departments of Hillsborough, Antrim, Deering, Hancock and others were well-represented in competition. The crowds were equally impressed with their speed and skill. It was a great opportunity to see our first responders demonstrate their abilities in competition.

That's all for now. I have more events to talk about, but the day is beginning.

So, I'll post later.

Bill

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded.....

2008-07-09T08:03:00.000-07:00

On July 5, I attended the Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers Annual Cookout in Hopkinton. I met a variety of new people from Hillsborough County and I took the taxpayer pledge. A great time was had by all.

One may ask why would a candidate for Register of Deeds take the taxpayer pledge? How does this pledge apply to my job? They are great questions with simple answers.

The current Register of Deeds has historically tried to level fund the Deeds' operating budget. Generally, the approved budget finished the fiscal year with a surplus, allowing that money to either carry over to the next year or be returned to the taxpayer. Plus, the Registry, through the document recording process, collects more money than its spends while using its profits to reduce the county's property taxes.

Since both practices provide an end result of lowering property taxes for the county's taxpayers, I want to continue this practice ensuring that the registry exercises fiscal prudence within its budget while maintaining appropriate services for the county taxpayer. So, my pledge to the taxpayers of Hillsborough County prevents the desire to overspend, work from within the means of my alloted budget and hopefully return a surplus back to the taxpayer.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present to the Goffstown Rotary at St. Anselm's College about my campaign. 20 Rotarians arrived for breakfast and some Q&A with me. It was great opportunity and I am grateful to Dr. David Letellier, Claude LaRoche, Bob Wheeler and Rotarian President Ed Monty for their gracious invitation. The Rotarians asked great questions and walked away more familiar with my campaign, but most importantly, the role of the Register of Deeds.

Bill

No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded.....

2008-07-04T02:25:00.001-07:00

Hi All:

July 4 has arrived and a reminder that I'll be in Amherst and Merrimack today marching in the parade. Check out our green tee shirts with our campaign slogan: " No good deed goes unrecorded."

Many thanks again to Ed and Jane of Taxpayer Radio for being so gracious to having me on their show. If you missed the show, check out this link http://www.nhtaxpayerradio.com/shows2008.php and click on July 3. It was a fun experience and a great opportunity. Keep in mind that their annual cookout is Saturday, July 5 at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds from Noon to 5pm. For all activists, this is a great opportunity to get out and meet people.

Today is the 232nd Anniversary of the birth of our country. As we enjoy our family and friends, and celebrate our Nation, please be mindful of our patriots, then and now, who gave the ultimate sacrifice to preserve, protect and defend the freedoms we cherish as Americans. Most importantly, please pause and remember our brothers and sister in uniform, currently, who
fight to keep the cause of our freedom secure.

Enjoy the day, folks, and check out the pictures from my day today.

Bill

Comings and Goings

2008-07-03T03:02:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

I will be taking my campaign to the airwaves tonight on Ed Naile and Jane Aitken's New Hampshire Taxpayer radio show at 6pm on WLMV 90.7 FM. If you can't pick up the show on radio, stream it live off of the internet at www.nhtaxpayerradio.com. Afterwards, I'll be at the home of Judy and Lance Spencer in Litchfield for a meet and greet.

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July. I'll be marching in the Amherst parade at 9am and my hometown parade, Merrimack, at 1pm. Somewhere in between, I'll being heading over to Merrimack High School to meet people at the Rotary's Pancake Breakfast which runs from 8am to 12noon. We'll be handing out lollipops to the children during the parade in Merrimack as well.

On July 5, I'll be headed to Hopkinton for Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers ("CNHT") annual picnic from Noon to 5pm. Please check their website www.cnht.org for directions and details.

Check back this weekend as I'll be posting some of the pictures from these events.

Thanks, Bill

June 30, 2008

2008-06-30T17:45:00.000-07:00

My name is Bill Boyd and I am running for Register of Deeds in Hillsborough County. Thank you very much for taking the opportunity to learn more about the office and my campaign, but most importantly, thank you for reading my blog.

For most Americans, the opportunity for financial security occurs through home ownership. The Registry of Deeds processes information as it relates to the buying and selling of real property. As a real estate title examiner and registry user, the accuracy of the Registry's information is vital and critical for me to provide the best abstract of information possible to the consumer. As a candidate for Register of Deeds, I take this responsibility very seriously to ensure that the records of property transactions in Hillsborough County are accurate, correct and satisfy state standards. The Registry of Deeds must continually maintain and preserve these documents to provide the legal basis for a property owner's investment decisions while protecting their financial interests.

My campaign for Register focuses on several issues:

1) Economies: I am a fiscal conservative. It is very important that in this economy that the Registry continues to provide the county community its registry services while repositioning itself strategically for the next real estate boom. We need to ensure that the registry continues to exercise fiscal prudence with its budget while maintaining appropriate service levels. I'd also explore making the Registry of Deeds building, a "green" building to provide self-sustaining energy resources while reducing costs.

2) Efficiencies: The registry must continue moving towards paperless technology, like the Registry's current "Simplifile" program, allowing all consumers the ability to make land transactions when it is most convenient to them. I would continue to utilize existing and newer technologies to further streamline the Registry's processes. I'd also like to institute a first time user program that would allow all people with Internet access the opportunity to print off a copy of their deed at no charge.

3) Transparency: The legal community and general public should know more about how land transactions are impacting their lives, locally, state and nationwide. Instituting a blog that communicates and educates the general public about current legal and real estate matters would provide real time updates for the general public. The Register of Deeds is in a position to provide real public service to the county community at large and should serve as a conduit of information on matters affecting the general public as it relates to real estate.

As we continue to move the Registry further forward in the 21st century, technology will be a key component to provide the level of services necessary for the legal community and the general public. I am excited to be a part of this race and sharing my vision with you for a continued "user-friendly" Registry of Deeds. My hope is this blog will stimulate discussion about the campaign, the issues and real estate matters in general. Please reach out with your thoughts; I look forward to hearing about your views relating to the Registry of Deeds.