Longtime Lakewood resident Ramey Johnson has announced her candidacy to represent District M on the Board of the Regional Transportation District.    The election will be held in November of 2008.

Ramey is a former  State Legislator with  experience in both public and private sectors.  Having grown up in the heart of Lakewood near the new Fastracks Lite Rail line and whose husband  has continuously ridden the bus for 40 years, she believes  her  in-depth understanding of the complex issues facing the community  and RTD as it begins construction of the 13th Avenue Lite Rail project is invaluable.   Johnson expects that the rising cost of gasoline will continue to encourage the use of public transportation,  thus requiring RTD to not only be more efficient, but more  responsive to the growing demands that will be placed on it.   Johnson is best been known for building partnerships and working with people, so everyone feels a sense of win-win.
Johnson’s priorities include:

1. Watch dogging the projected current cuts to the West Corridor line and demanding to reinstitute the previously promised original number of security cameras at the stations.   Johnson states,   “Decreasing cameras  gives a false sense of cost containment at the expense of passenger safety.”
2. Ensuring that  District M has a strong   voice on the  RTD Board that will fight for this district’s needs by listening  and working  with the citizens of this district.
3. Assuring the very best use of tax payer dollars through efficiency , technology, and especially common sense.

Johnson notes that District M is entirely in Jefferson County stretching from Morrison Road to I-70 and portions Sheridan and Wadsworth on the east to C-470 on the west.      Additionally, Johnson states,  “I have always remembered who pays a public servants salary- the taxpayer- that is who I am responsible to and always will be.   My loyalty is to the citizens.   This is a huge district, and deserves an RTD representative who will work with all people”.

Johnson can be reached at 303-232-1567