Matt Weldon My name is Matt Weldon, and I am 47 years old, and I am from Pasadena, MD. I am married to my wife Christie and trust me; she keeps me grounded. I am blessed to have a great daughter who is 17 (going on 35, like most parents here in the park) and I have (2) grown sons who have both started their own paths in life. A little background information on me. I went to the University of Maryland, College Park, where I received my BS is Psychology, while on active duty in the military. I am a Disabled Veteran of the United State Air Force and I am proud to have served my country. I am currently a Director of Commercial Estimating, for a construction company in Maryland. I have been involved in construction for 26 years. Daily, I review project plans and specifications, write project scopes of work, review costing, negotiate various types of contracts, and scopes of work for projects ranging from 1 million to 100 million dollars. I work with planning departments, government representatives, engineers, and architects to get both approval for projects and find cost savings measures for my clients. I believe “Value Engineering and Problem Solving” is very important to the residents of Riverbend. My “Value Engineering Skills” allow me the ability to find alternative materials, suppliers or labor required to install the products in question, for my projects. Because of my skill set, I can meet both the project schedule and budget for all my projects. We all run on a budget and Riverbend is no different. For Riverbend, the ability to get our “Capital Improvement Projects” completed in a timely manner, while meeting the budget allotted for the project, is necessary to keep our yearly dues as low as possible. Negotiating contracts that benefit Riverbend, not the contractor or business supplying the service, is what is required. An example is looking at our Sewage Pump Trucks. Having a repair contract and a back-up plan if there is a vehicle breakdown is key. We should have a contractor who is “on call” to step in, so the property owners have no loss of service. Also have a contractor, with negotiated rates under contract who can be on call to repair or install asphalt speed bumps quickly, to help cut down on speeding issues in the park. My family has been here for our only our 3rd season. I have no “ax” to grind or alliance with any groups within the park. I made a substantial investment in this park and I want good things for us all. I have made many friends, and everyone says the same thing, they want transparency from the “BOD”. They just want to know how our money is used and why. Tell the owners what they need to know, to help us all make the best decisions possible. That is what I aim to do. Please understand that due to COVID 19, materials for all construction projects are escalating daily. We need to work together to keep our costing under control, within this ever-changing market, so it keeps the park affordable for us all
MEET THE CANDIDATES Saturday, May 22nd @ 11 am Lower Ranger Station