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"Although my history with Pleasant Grove only dates back 12 years, my family line traces back to Hiram Winters who served as city alderman twice and was PG's first elected mayor. While I have never been elected to public office, I have consistently served our community the last 10 years through appointments to our library board, board of adjustments, and planning commission. I love this community and am excited to personally make a difference through this opportunity. My "agenda" is to bring good sense to my position with a willingness to listen to all sides before I commit to a position, and to show empathy and kindness to all - even if we disagree.
LIST OF ISSUES
Budget

If you've driven along State Street lately, or entered our city through the Grove District, it's obvious that we are experiencing tremendous growth. This means we have a growing tax base giving our elected officials resources that they've never had before. With those new found resources comes a solemn stewardship. 

There's no doubt we have tremendous needs. Improving our roads and the related infrastructure is a high priority as is maintaining the community resources that help make Pleasant Grove such an amazing place to live.

My degree in Economics followed by 20+ years in commercial banking have given me the experience to face these weighted decisions. Economics is "The science of satisfying unlimited wants with limited resources". I am uniquely qualified to weight these issues and help direct the city and its resources to the greatest benefit of our citizenry.

Housing

Market appreciation is a two edged sword. For those who already own a home, it can be their greatest source of wealth. For those who don't it can be a prohibitive barrier to some of our citizens pursuit of the American Dream - home ownership. We live in a fantastic community with so many wonderful benefits. People want to live here. We have a responsibility to make sure that there are a variety of housing options for those who want to call Pleasant Grove home.

Environment

If scarcity creates value, then our communities two most valuable resources are land and water. There is only so much of it and we can't control the supply. As a result, we have to be wise in decisions we make that impact the future of our community as it relates to these two valuable resources.

Roads

Speaking of the roads, and who isn't, right? Our harsh winter weather and time since proper repairs has certainly taken its toll on our roads. The estimated cost to repair our hundreds of miles of roads properly is roughly $110 million. That can be overwhelming and will require discipline in budgeting and planning as we determine where to start and how to proceed. I am committed to taking an aggressive yet measured approach to this daunting challenge. I also recognize it will take a balanced perspective to make sure that we don't catastrophically compromise the many other valuable community programs that help make Pleasant Grove so great to live in.

Growth and Development

One thing I have learned in business is that growth simply for growth's sake can lead to real problems. Our city has a master plan that outlines the projected growth patterns desired for the city. We want to take advantage of opportunities to attract revenue generating growth in order to continue to expand our budget effectively. As we look forward to the future of Pleasant Grove and the needs of our citizens, there may be a need to update the master plan. New zoning districts can be considered, updated codes within our existing zones may need to be modified, or reasonable incentives given to certain businesses to bring strategic commercial growth. In the process, we need to be mindful of the rights and desires of our existing residents while exploring options to be welcoming to those who would like to join us as new neighbors.

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