Trumbull Candidate Profile: Rich Deecken For P&Z

TRUMBULL, CT — The 2019 municipal election is heating up in Trumbull and there are plenty of races with candidates eager to serve in elected office.

Trumbull Patch asked candidates to answer questions about their campaigns and will be publishing candidate profiles as election day draws near.

Rich Deecken is running for Planning and Zoning Commission as a Republican. He is a social studies teacher and department chair at Bassick High School.

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Previous or Current Elected or Appointed Office:

Planning & Zoning Commissioner (2010-19), former Chairman (2014-15) --
Inland Wetlands Commissioner (2009-present) -- Booth Hill/Jane Ryan Building
Committee, Chairman (2018-present)

The single most pressing issue facing our town/district is _______, and
this is what I intend to do about it.

Irresponsible zoning decisions. I will fight to roll back the runaway zone changes and radical text amendments that have been rammed through in the last two years that have allowed nearly a thousand new apartments to flood into Trumbull.

What are the critical differences between you and the other candidates
seeking this post?

As a Planning & Zoning Commissioner from 2010-19, including a term as
Chairman, and an Inland Wetlands Commissioner from 2009-present, I have
demonstrated sound land use judgment and effective leadership. I look forward
to returning to P&Z.

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle
this job?

A decade of land-use commission service.