Steve Shatkin

Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Mammoth Lakes

Steve Shatkin is a local business owner and employer in Mammoth Lakes who describes himself as bringing business-management experience and a long-term connection to the community. He is running alongside his wife, Tracie, and campaigns under the slogan "Less Politics, More Solutions."

On his campaign site, Shatkin lists workforce and affordable housing, parking, aging infrastructure, transportation, and public safety as the town's major challenges. He wants the town to update its General Plan with a clear guiding vision for the next twenty years, building on existing frameworks while accounting for how Mammoth Lakes has changed. On housing, he supports workforce and attainable housing for middle-income residents and options for young families, favoring creative land-use tools, partnerships, and incentives while keeping the town financially sustainable. He describes tourism as the town's economic engine but says it must be balanced against residents' quality of life. Drawing on his family's experience with a loved one's mental health and addiction challenges, he wants the town to work with county agencies, health-care providers, schools, law enforcement, nonprofits, and employers to improve access to mental-health resources. He frames his overall approach around disciplined decision-making, financial responsibility, planning, and accountability.

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