Piotr Gajewski, City Council Candidate

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Piotr Gajewski is music director & conductor of the National Philharmonic at Strathmore.

From the Rockville Central Interview with Candidates:

It’s fair to say that Piotr Gajewski has the most interesting day job of all the candidates for City Council. He’s the musical director and conductor of the National Philharmonic at Strathmore. He’s lived in Montgomery County more than 20 years. Born in Poland, he grew up in the Boston area. Now he lives in King Farm. Asked why he’s running for City Council, he says “I love this city. My children go to school here, and I look forward to providing leadership.”

Piotr — who goes by “Peter” to his friends, like Rockville Central readers — says there are “a number of issues” facing Rockville that he plans to work on if elected. “Effective and efficient government” tops the list, “but not at the expense of quality government services.” Among the biggest challenges facing the city is the task of “balancing growth with road, transit, and school capacities.”

Peter says Rockville has a “special challenge” when it comes to Town Square. “We have seen a string of failures in that area, we can’t afford another one. We need to aggressively market our Town Center and make it a destination for people outside of Rockville.”

People should vote for Peter, he says, “becuase I bring a fresh perspective and a new face.” Furthermore, in his position as director of the National Philharmonic, “I have had much experience articulating a creative vision for the future, molding partnerships, proposing creative solutions to complex problems, successfully getting funds from government, and responding to public concerns.”

Peter’s favorite restaurant is the same one as me — Il Pizzico on the Pike near Gude. He says his offices used to be right above it and he watched it grow from a stand to the 4-star powerhouse it is now. (I promise, just because we share the same favorite restaurant I am not biased!)

And, like most of the candidates for Mayor, Peter favors Mattie Stepanek Park…but he has the added benefit of living right near it.

(Click here for full audio of the interview — large file, 4MB)

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