Susan FeistIncumbent
Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Sutter Creek · Incumbent
Susan Feist owns Feist Wines at the Drytown Social Club. She has run the small business in Amador County for more than a decade. Ledger Dispatch readers named it the region's best community-focused business. She has served as president of the Sutter Creek Elementary School PTA. She was a board member and president of Farms of Amador, a local farm group. She also served on the board of the Amador Vintners Association.
Positions in brief
Feist wants more tourism marketing for Sutter Creek, more downtown parking, and fixes for broken streets. She wants to upgrade the city's wastewater plant and keep resident fees in check. She says the city should be more open about how it makes decisions.
In her own campaign answers, Feist said her top goal was to listen to residents and speak up for them and local businesses. She wants more tourism marketing that still fits the town's small-town feel. She wants more downtown parking and repairs to broken streets and roads. She said the city's wastewater plant needs an upgrade. She also said the city needs to fix problems with its regional sanitation contract with the City of Ione. She wants the city to work to keep fees on residents from rising too much. She said the city should make decisions in the open.
On the issues
- Government, Elections & Democracy
Says her top goal is to listen to residents and push for open, quick decisions by the council.
“My No. 1 goal is to listen to community needs and to advocate for our residents and businesses alike... Transparency in decision-making is essential.”
Source → - Economy & Jobs
Wants more tourism marketing for Sutter Creek that still fits the town's small-town feel.
“My goals are to expand the marketing campaign for Sutter Creek and to make tourism compatible with our small town lifestyle.”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Wants more downtown parking and repairs to broken streets and roads.
“Many of our streets and roads are in terrible shape. They are beyond repair and need rehabilitation.”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Says the city needs to fix its sewer plant and its regional sewer deal.
“Our wastewater treatment plant needs to be upgraded. The problems with the Amador Regional Sanitation Authority (ARSA) contract with the City of Ione needs to be resolved.”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Wants to slow the rise of city fees charged to residents.
“I will address the demand for more parking, work to fix the deteriorating roads and mitigate the significant issue of ever increasing fees to residents.”
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