Below is the profile for the four candidate vying to be Bellaire’s next Place 3 council member. This begins InstantnewsBellaire.com’s Q&A Series, which runs until the November election. Do you have a question for city council candidates? Please email any questions to agrant [at] instantnewsbellaire [dot] com.
Corbett Daniel Parker
Corbett Daniel Parker said he wants to run for the Bellaire City Council because he loves the city he’s grown up in all his life, and he feels he can contribute to its progress.
“We need people who are able to take emotion out of it and make decisions that bring real sustainable progress to Bellaire, while keeping the Bellaire community in mind,” Parker said.
Parker is a corporate transactional attorney who assists businesses with negotiating deals to buy and sell other companies, writes contracts, and completes related paperwork. He founded the Rotary Club of Houston Skyline and the Pepperdine University Alumni Association in Houston. Parker also serves on committees for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and the Houston Young Lawyers Association.
The most important issues Bellaire faces today, Parker said, include implementing the comprehensive plan, being fiscally responsible during the economic downturn, and continuing to provide services that Bellaire residents care about.
“I’ve not assumed that I know what people in Bellaire want,” he said. “I’ve gotten out there and talked to them.”
According to Parker’s Oct. 5 campaign finance report, he has raised over $4,000 from Bellaire residents’ contributions, which ranged from $25 to $400 each. So far, Parker has spent nearly $1,500 on printing yard signs and other promotional materials.
For more information, visit http://corbettparker.com/.
Roseann Rogers
Roseann Rogers is running for Place 3 on the Bellaire City Council because as a resident and mother here, she says she values the importance of the community.
“We wanted to set up roots in Bellaire,” Rogers said. She said she wants to protect the traditions, services and quality of life in the city.
Rogers works in the broadcasting industry, currently as a sales and marketing manager at Houston’s Channel 55. Previously she covered the local entertainment scene on the show “The Daily Buzz.” She serves on the Community Advisory Board of the Junior League of Houston and she volunteers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Rogers founded Dress for Success Houston, a group that provides job interview clothes for low-income women.
Ensuring that residents’ quality of life remains high is the most important priority in Bellaire, Rogers said. Specific issues that feed into the quality of life, she said, include street improvements, properly redeveloping downtown, and ensuring the city continues growing in the next 10 to 15 years.
“The comprehensive plan is very key in keeping that forward movement,” Rogers said.
According to an Oct. 5 campaign finance report, Rogers has raised $170 from Bellaire residents’ contributions. The report said she has spent about $2,200 on yard signs, her web site, fees for renting an ice cream truck, and a payment to Buzz Magazine of Bellaire.
For more information, visit http://roseannrogers.com/.
Marie Anstead
Marie Anstead said she wants to serve as a council member because she is “Bellaire proud,” and being on the city council it is the next step in her extensive involvement in community service.
“I have always been a concerned citizen, whether it was a concern with mosquitoes, contractor safety, or lack of street lighting,” Anstead said in an email.
Anstead works at AkzoNobel, a multinational corporation that produces paints, coatings and chemicals. She oversees environmental, health, safety, security and regulatory affairs for the Americas region of the company. Anstead previously served on the city’s Recycling Committee, and she has volunteered for the American Red Cross.
If elected, Anstead wants to focus on making Bellaire a greener city by promoting recycling, solar power, green space, and other environmental improvements.
“The experience that I bring is that I can help the City improve its partnership with businesses to help them move in a direction of a greener, cleaner, safer City,” Anstead said.
For more information, visit http://www.marieanstead.com.
Richard Franke
Richard Franke said he has wanted to run for the Bellaire City Council for years, but family and career issues kept him from running until now. His decision to serve the city arose from a desire to see more long-term thinking about city problems.
“I’ve been around Bellaire over 50 years, and it just has a very short-term focus. It’s the here and now,” Franke said. “We have some very serious issues we need to address.”
Franke is retired, but he still works as a certified public accountant on a contract basis. He has experience in accounting, management and internal auditing. He has served on two homeowners’ associations in the past.
The most important issue facing the city is deteriorating streets and drainage systems. Franke said he’d like to see the city completely reconstruct all streets.
“It’s so bad and we’re so far behind that it’s a very serious issue,” Franke said.
According to Franke’s Oct. 5 campaign finance report, he has not raised any money from political contributions, but he has spent about $400 on yard signs.
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