Mr. Russ Blewett This is Me

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1. 1. www.hesperiastar.com

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   Published on: 7/17/2008   Last Visited: 7/18/2008

   Russ Blewett
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   San Bernardino County 1st District Planning Commissioner Russ Blewett gets his packet of the papers required to run for a seat on the Hesperia City Council from City Clerk Vicki Soderquist Thursday morning.
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   As of Thursday evening, Mayor Mike Leonard, Russ Blewett and Mark Kirk have picked up the papers from Hesperia City Hall required to run for one of the two open seats on the city council.
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   Blewett is the former mayor of Baldwin Park and is a county planning commissioner serving the 1st District.

2. 2. www.paveroadsfirst.macwebsitebuilder.com

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   Published on: 1/14/2008   Last Visited: 1/14/2008

   "Mr. Smear"- Russ Blewett -The Developers And Taxpayers For Good Government Self Proclaimed "Front Man" Lands County Planning Commissioner Job
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   MR Smear- Russ Blewett Gets His Pay Off From Postmus
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   Blewett named 1st District planning commissioner
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   Russ Blewett is set to take over duties as 1st District planning commissioner, stepping in for Ken Anderson, who resigned after the general plan update in March.
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   "I will be a very fair commissioner for the people," said Blewett who has lived in Hesperia for five years."I have no preconceived ideas and zero conflicts of interest." Blewett has more than 25 years of experience in construction and real estate, and retired five years ago as a general c o n t r a c t o r and real estate broker. "I am proud t o ap p o i n t Russ to our planning commission," said Brad Mitzelfelt, 1st District supervisor.
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   Blewett is no stranger to public service.He spent eight years as mayor and city councilman in the city of Baldwin Park and in 1971 he was the youngest mayor in the United States at age 27. This will not be the first time that Mitzelfelt and Blewett have worked together.In 1993, Mitzelfelt worked as a public affairs representative to the BIA, while Blewett was president.
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   He ran a lot of campaigns for us," said Blewett, who got out of the BIA 10 years ago.
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   Let's start with Blewett's failed attempt to get Nowicki re-elected -
   
   Nowicki's orderly political life extends to his campaigning.In addition to his record fundraising - his war chest is pushing $70,000 as of September 30 - he schedules regular photo opportunities and mailings, and his campaign signs are everywhere in the city.
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   Russ Blewett, whom some Hesperians may remember from seeing his name on mail ads that attacked then-candidate Mike Leonard as a "liberal union boss," landed a seat on the Planning Commission, one of the city's most powerful political positions.
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   The former mayor of Baldwin Park, Blewett is the father of Laurie Nielsen, who served on the Hesperia Unified School District's school board for 12 years.
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   Councilman Ed Pack, who nominated Blewett for the Planning Commission seat, said the appointment was not connected to Blewett's support for the re-election campaigns of former Councilman Dennis Nowicki and Mayor Pro Tem Tad Honeycutt.Taxpayers for Good Government was the largest single contributor to the Honeycutt and Nowicki campaigns, contributing $20,773 of the $61,737 in contributions Honeycutt received and $16,773 to the $90,602 in contributions Nowicki received.
   
   "Well, we can take anything you want, and spin it any way you want," Pack said."We want somebody who's a positive force in the city of Hesperia, not a negative.
   
   "Russ is very capable of being a great planning commissioner."
   
   In his application to serve on the Planning Commission, Blewett cited his experience as the mayor of Baldwin Park from 1971 to 1972 and from 1977 to 1978 and serving on the Baldwin Park City Council in 1970, 1973 to 1974 and 1976 to 1977.He also listed his experience helping to incorporate Rancho Cucamonga and Ontario, along with serving as the chairman of the Baldwin Park Redevelopment Agency.
   
   Now describing himself as "semi-retired," Blewett is a licensed general contractor and real estate broker, a past president of the Building Industry Association and has been named Builder of the Year by the B.I.A.
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   Although not quite declaring war, Blewett vowed to make his presence known on the Planning Commission.
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   Then Blewett goes to bat for Frontier Homes for 1,300 square foot houses in Hesperia..
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   Fellow planning commission member Russ Blewett voiced a similar sentiment.
   
   "We were in general agreement that something needed to be done on square footage," he said.Blewett recommended a new minimum square footage between 1,300 and 1,400 square feet.
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   "I'm very familiar with his business park in Ontario and it's one of the best I've ever seen," said Planning Commission member Russell Blewett.

3. 3. www.vvdailypress.com

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   Published on: 7/21/2008   Last Visited: 7/22/2008

   So far, Mayor Mike Leonard, Russ Blewett and Mark Kirk have picked up the papers from Hesperia City Hall required to run for one of the two open seats on the city council.
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   Blewett is the former mayor of Baldwin Park and is a county planning commissioner serving the 1st District.