{"id":12383,"date":"2026-09-25T19:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/scott-beale\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:15:02","slug":"scott-beale","status":"publish","type":"candidate","link":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/candidates\/scott-beale\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Beale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Previous Offices Held<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently serving as Ward 6 city councilor, elected in 2025 to serve out the remainder of a term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Top Three Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Continue to support growth in the city by attracting more families to our community. <br>2. Protect and support our immigrant community. <br>3. Expand the city\u2019s tax base to stabilize property tax growth rates at a sustainable rate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Why are you running?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We live in troubled times. Building community is important in helping to fight back against the forces that are attacking our democracy. I believe I can make a difference by serving on the City Council and facilitating community development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">What is the biggest challenge facing your town\/county? The biggest opportunity?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest challenge is attracting families to our community. The biggest opportunity is to continue to invest in our public school system as it grows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">If you could change one thing about how the town\/county functions, what would it be and why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would like to see more regional cooperation between public safety organizations. It is increasingly difficult for towns to bear the financial burden of operating police, fire and EMS on their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e44e021b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-4-font-size\">Do you support more development \u2013 i.e. more housing construction and business building in your town\/county? Why or why not?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-left is-style-short-red\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I support more development in Waterville. Housing density needs to increase. Waterville is a destination for the arts, and we need more restaurant seats and food trucks. I would like to see riverfront development continue to take advantage of the changing nature of the river due to pending dam removals on the Kennebec.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12997,"template":"","meta":{"voter_guide_candidate_first_name":"R. Scott","voter_guide_candidate_middle_name":"","voter_guide_candidate_last_name":"Beale","voter_guide_candidate_suffix":"Jr.","voter_guide_candidate_race_id":12381,"voter_guide_candidate_age":69,"voter_guide_candidate_hometown":"","voter_guide_candidate_occupation":"Retired electrical engineer","voter_guide_candidate_bio":"Raised two children in Waterville, and they both will have graduated from Waterville High School. Past president of the PTA. 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