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A neighbor and advocate
For the past 20 years, I have been your neighbor and your advocate, helping to create the Aquatic Center and Vistoso Trails Nature Preserve, and speaking out against 75-foot buildings and outside investor rental homes that would negatively impact the character of our Town.
I am now running for an open seat on the Oro Valley Town Council to continue my work to represent the community we all love. For the past three years, I have been an active participant in the OV Path Forward meetings to create our next ten-year plan based on the surveys that reflect what you want to see in our community. Over the past four months of this campaign, I have met and spoken with hundreds of Oro Valley residents, and you have affirmed the community values of strong public safety, sound fiscal management, protection of our water supply and mountain views, well-maintained roads, and parks and recreation amenities that provide a good quality of life. I share those values.
You may have heard negative comments about our Town budget during this campaign from candidates who wish to create a need for their stated expertise. Here’s what I have to say on the matter. I have attended or observed every Town Council meeting for the last four years, every budget study session, and every strategic planning meeting. The current Council, under the leadership of Mayor Joe Winfield and Vice Mayor Melanie Barrett, has done an excellent job of managing the finances of this Town. They have rectified golf losses, fully funded the police pension, built out Naranja Park, and expanded and improved our parks and recreation amenities, to name a few accomplishments. All these achievements have been attained without raising your taxes and have increased our bond rating by two points to AA+.
Prudent plans for the future
What I have observed over the years is our construction sales tax, which is roughly 4% of our budget, is declining to reflect a Town that is 95% built out. We will have moderate growth for the next decade and a strategic plan that addresses annexations of existing retail areas along Ina Road to increase our sales tax revenue. These are the tangible, prudent plans already in place by the current Council. In fact, the last eight years under the Winfield administration have been some of the most peaceful, productive, and financially sound years of the twenty years I have lived in this Town. I seek to extend that legacy, and I am proud to have earned the endorsement of Mayor Joe Winfield.
Residents are at the top
What makes Oro Valley so special is the participation of our residents. Each and every one of you holds a position at the top of the Town’s organizational chart. On July 21, you will hire your representatives, and I would be honored to work for you to continue to make this Town one of the safest and best places to live in Arizona.
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