“There was just an accident at Seminary and Quaker this week. Copyright © 2019-2021 Local News Now LLC. “We need to act locally and think globally.”. “I’m pretty well known for this issue because I fought against the road diet,” Rossello said. His position is that the city should focus on providing affordable housing for city residents who are being pushed out of their homes, but not aim to solve the regional affordable housing crisis. Canek Aguirre — Aguirre expressed support for ADUs and said he would not take co-location of affordable housing at schools off the table. Canek Aguirre — Opposite Rossello was Aguirre, who stood by the city’s decision to put a road diet on the street. newsletter. “It’s the foundation and starting block for public ISP. Age: 36 3. DALLAS-FORT WORTH Name: Stephani Kyle 2. Mainly, Shiffer said exceptions in the floor area ratio limits encourages people to build more impervious surfaces. The positions for Mayor and Single Member Districts 2, 4 and 6 are up for election. “I’m an avid bicyclist, I’m not anti bicyclist. “It’s not exciting work to do regular maintenance, it’s not cool stuff, but you gotta do it,” Rossello said. “We need to take data from the study along with real-time information.”. Alyia Gaskins — Gaskins said the city should aim for a more comprehensive strategy. In a new twist on presenting election candidate information, The Kerrville Daily Times Editorial Board sat down with Kerrville city council place 1 … ACPS has done a great job providing laptops to students.”. … “5G is coming. But below is the full list of candidates, by ward, hoping to be elected to sit on Bristol City Council: Ashley (three councillors to be elected) Robbie Bentley, Independent Alyia Gaskins — Gaskins said the city should prioritize investments in high capacity projects, but said that should rely not-solely on the CASSCA study. “These are issues that have been around for a long time and the folks who have been around have been part of the problem on that.”. Wingspan (optional): a small but mighty 63” 5. “We shouldn’t end bike lanes at an interstate and shouldn’t end them at an unsafe intersection,” Lewis said. Cincinnati City Council candidate suspends campaign due to ‘childish’ social media posts Derek Bauman (Source: Citizens for Bauman/DerekBauman.com) By FOX19 Digital Staff … Julia Mejia, incumbent City Councilor at-Large ; Carla Monteiro, social worker ; Erin Murphy, former Boston Public School teacher and candidate for Boston City Council at-large in 2019; Bridget Nee-Walsh, Local 7 Iron Worker and small business owner ; Roy Owens Sr, perennial candidate … Five candidates are running for Beloit City Council on April 6 for a chance at three seats on the city’s highest board. “If we have extra $700,000,” Gaskins said, “I want to make sure we’re using that to keep people in their homes facing eviction, going hungry every night, and making sure we’re stewarding our resources.”. Bill Rossello — Rossello said he supported collective bargaining as it would help address many problems raised over the years regarding inadequate employee compensation. Most people don’t see this because they drive past it… Even though 13 civic associations contacted us, were getting people contacting us on Seminary Road saying ‘please do this.’ On Council, there’s a lot of information you’re getting that other people don’t see. He is lifelong Allentown resident and a former city … How long you’ve lived in this district: 9 years, 5 months 7. Should the city emphasize minimum parking requirements or setting maximum limits on parking at new developments? All candidates supported the recent collective bargaining change, but differed on whether they supported allowing unions to defend members facing discipline. Canek Aguirre — Aguirre said that after initial bids came in over budget, a revised search came back with bids under-budget and the city is moving forward on installing capacity for broadband. Hopeful that will help with some of these problems.”. I agree with Mark and [James], we should do some analysis of the site and the area and existing analogues in that area.”. City Council Five candidates are running for three spots on the City Council, including incumbents Gretchen Vance and Sanjeev Kumar, along with Keith Trecker, Steven Clark and … As much as I am in support of that I want to recognize, in moment of Black Lives Matter, [the need] to hold folks accountable. “It’s one of those areas where city is in right track and needs to stay the course,” Lewis said. “But where there’s public transportation… there’s an oppurtunity to have less parking. Mayor Thom Kolupski Canek Aguirre — If pressed to pick one, he said “maximums”, but argued that the city needs to have flexibility in approaching the issue. While incumbent Canek Aguirre said the city was making good progress on those goals, other candidates argued there’s more the city should do to step those efforts up. Meronne Teklu — Like Aguirre, Teklu said her reticence for approving collective bargaining protections from discipline were rooted in police unions shielding their members from scrutiny. That’s what builds fabric.”. “The CASSCA guide was in 2016,” Gaskins said. “I think the city needs to do a better job of explaining our policies and explaining that these infrastructure improvements are happening.”. City Council District 8 candidates answer your questions ahead of San Antonio’s May 1 election We took your questions to the candidates for answers, here are their responses Meronne Teklu — Teklu said that making it easier for companies to come in and install broadband is a priority. THE CITY has compiled a map of candidates running in each of New York’s 51 City Council districts. “Apple doesn’t beat you over the head with their products, they make their products easy to use, and you spend a lot of money for the pleasure to use them.”. In a crowded City Council election, the Alexandria Democratic Committee split the candidates into two groups for moderated debates, which posted last night. “This has been an issue for as long as we’ve had connectivity,” Rossello said. James Lewis — Lewis said he supports ADUs, though there’s still work to be done on fine-tuning the policy. Chester is a city that is evolving and, like other cities, has its challenges. Canek Aguirre — Aguirre defended the city’s recent track record on stormwater infrastructure, though acknowledged past lapses by the City Council. Alyia Gaskins — Gaskins argued that whether or not Seminary Road was a good idea, the city can’t spend the money to go back to reverse it. Pope asked the candidates whether they supported the recent move towards collective bargaining and whether it should be expanded into protections against disciplining employees. THE CITY has compiled a map of candidates running in each of New York’s 51 City Council districts. The city council pledges to its residents that we will be at the heart of restoring our magnificent centre to its former glories.” Olaf Hauk Liberal Democrat city council candidate in Trumpington “As the city centre progressively re-opens, the council must do what it can to promote it. “I understand connectivity is part of the process, but we shouldn’t be designing things that we know are unsafe,” Lewis said. “We’re going to be moving forward with infrastructure for broadband,” Aguirre said. Doug Marklein is the only incumbent trying to retain his seat; Sue Conley, Jim Farrell and Tom Wolfe have chosen not to run. newsletter, Sign up for the “It’s not something that’s not normal.. News Politics Meet your Portsmouth City Council candidates ASPIRING local councillors are hoping to win votes during the election on May 6. “Any time we’re doing new development, have to look at environmental effects so we’re not adding to overstressed system.”. “5G is here and and it’s important to invest in broadband. Lewis said he would also push for greater focus on affordable home ownership, which he said is an underfunded piece of the budget. Rossello also said he would be in favor of spending money to restore the previous level of travel lanes for cars to Seminary Road, though he said he would keep intact some of the safety improvements the city made in the process. I also encourage voters to consider all candidates for City Council; they all have websites with good information. “Parking requirements are just another piece of that.”. Mark Shiffer — Schiffer said overall, he was opposed to road diets. “I’m also mindful of investing in multimodal transportation… ensuring an adequate supply of bikeshare or scooters.”. The finalists are Tyler Brooks of South Daytona, Florida, most recently employed as an operations commander for the United States Air Force; Guy Scaife, of Bettendorf, Iowa, most … Envision Greater Fond du Lac will host a free City Council Candidate Forum at 6 p.m. Feb. 9 in the City Council Chambers of the City County Government Center, 160 S. Macy St. Three of the four are first-time City Council candidates. “For the future of road diets, for them where they make sense,” Rossello said. Tom Houck (Courtesy of Tom Houck) Houck, 63, is the lone Republican candidate running for City Council this year. 2021 General Municipal Election. Seven candidates are running for three Leander City Council seats in the May 1 election. It bothers me when the security issue gets brought up. Lewis said a couple pieces haven’t been finished, like what to do when office parking isn’t being used by those workplaces. “Specific to co-location: I do not favor,” Lewis said. “Businesses have suffered incredibly over this last year. “We need to start looking at capacity problems and stop chasing maintenance,” Lewis said. All Rights Reserved. I personally have been impressed with first-time candidates … The last question has been the White Whale for many elected officials in Alexandria: the Seminary Road diet. “I would like to explore: how do we do more data driven decision making on how we target streets for road dieting moving forward,” Teklu said. In the upcoming May 1 election, there will be four candidates seeking Position 5 and two seeking Position 4. This city has been working for years on expanding its broadband coverage and City Council candidates weighed in on the importance of that and what they see as the future of internet access. The candidate lists are based on a Board of Elections report that shows all candidates appearing on the ballot in competitive June primary elections — meaning more than one candidate running. Mark Shiffer — Shiffer said parking limits should be tailored to where the development is. An additional step is also to support accessibility to hardware itself. If you go out there right now you’ll see people walking dogs, on bikes, on scooters. Meronne Teklu — Teklu said she wouldn’t spend money to go back and redo project, but said the city needed to be more focused on data driven decision making. “There are safety issues and concerns,” Rossello said. Mark Shiffer — Schiffer said he was against co-locating at schools, saying there were better approaches to the problem, and said there are problems with the city’s ADU policy. Aguirre said co-locating housing or recreation centers with schools can be considered, and dismissed if it’s not a good fit. “Collective bargaining gives workers a seat at the table,” Lewis said. We’re not saying schools are going to be on-top of housing… the security issue is just a dog whistle.”. This was an issue where we took an arterial road and narrowed it, a busy road… that people in this city depended on.”. Mark Shiffer — Schiffer said he supported collective bargaining and said discipline should be considered, though he would not commit to supporting or rejecting it until he heard the arguments and saw the policy. “If it’s not that big, it might lead us more towards increased subsidized for folks being priced out who already live here. Bill Rossello — Rossello said the city should have been doing more over the last several years to expand its stormwater infrastructure, particularly as the city was aware of the thousands of residents new development was adding. Aguirre also pushed back against Rossello’s expressed concerns about safety calling them a “dog whistle“. Election: Northam endorses Wilson for reelection, NEW: Alexandria School Board shakeup looms as few incumbents have filed to run for reelection, Developer JBG Smith joins J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives to own and manage 2 million square feet of Potomac Yard, City Council candidates clash on critical local issues, Part 1, City of Alexandria Storm Sewer Capacity Analysis, instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. A recap of the second debate will be posted tomorrow (Thursday). “This has to be a priority,” Gaskins said. “We established a parking minimum, not maximum, because some developments were going to need it,” Lewis said. Bill Rossello — Rossello repeated concerns expressed throughout the campaign that the city has an inaccurate depiction of how great affordable housing demand is in the city. We need to pause and rethink strategy. Pope asked candidates to draw the line at what’s too far regarding co-location of affordable housing, namely whether accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and co-locating at schools should be considered. The Democratic Primary is scheduled for June 8. Lewis said the city is just now starting to redesign the intersection. Meet Lincoln City Council candidate Tom Beckius Updated Apr 26, 2021 Tom Beckius' experience on the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission convinced him to run for City Council. Where should Alexandria’s American Rescue Plan funding go? Answers are summarized in the order given to each question. Learn more about the candidates running for Plano City Council Place 7 ahead of the May 1 special election. “We’re over capacity already and need to focus on capacity, not whether or not to put housing at schools. Bill Rossello — Rossello said that improving internet access is going to be an increasing priority as work-from-home likely remains a feature of everyday life for Alexandrians post-COVID, adding that the city can’t afford to fall behind on this. James Lewis — Lewis said the city should refer to the City of Alexandria Storm Sewer Capacity Analysis (CASSCA) study to see where the most impacted areas are and dedicate funding accordingly. Incumbents Clinton Anderson, Sherry Blakeley and Nancy Forbeck Aguirre pushed back that the city can’t always do all of its connectivity at once — that the budget simply doesn’t allow for that — but Lewis argued that this wasn’t an excuse to build something hazardous in the meantime. “It would be irresponsible of us not to be considering everything on the table.”. Alyia Gaskins — “We need to look at context,” Gaskins said, “We need to look at the type of development, not looking at this as black and white.”. I want the council to help restore confidence in our high street and … Six candidates are running for four of the seven city council seats. More and more communities of color will be displaced.’. Rossello also said that, as the only person in that half of the debate who has had his children go all the way through ACPS, that he had concerns about safety of co-location. “When we’re doing development, we have to make sure infrastructure is in place to support it,” Aguirre said. “That’s the way you build stability,” Lewis said. Get to know your 2021 Dallas City Council candidates, in their own words, below. “There were people saying it was a bad idea and we know it was unsafe.”. 1. Mark Shiffer — Shiffer said it’s not a high priority for him, but that he supported anything that added more competition to the local internet provider scene. James Lewis — Lewis noted that he was on the Transportation Commission when the recommendation was made for the current parking ratio standard and said the city is on the right track with its established parking minimum. Mark Schiffer — Schiffer said those policies need to be tightened up. We still have struggle with the state about the last mile, which is why we’re doing this RFP, but we need to solve this problem now and we need to make sure this is affordable for people.”. “Supporting our environment is critical,” Teklu said. “Until we solve capacity, we’re going to blow out those pipes.”. Brennan Knop – Community members have expressed a concern about a lack of accountability and city council … Each candidate had 60 seconds to respond to each question asked. Until we solve that problem, it’s not something that should be on the table.”. Candidates were asked two general questions. James Lewis — Like Rossello, Lewis has been vocally opposed to the Seminary Road diet, voting against it on the Traffic and Parking Board and saying it created an unsafe situation for bicyclists by abruptly ending the bike lane at the Quaker Lane intersection. “It’s an important question for where we are in our world,” Teklu said. Along with these candidates who spoke at the forum there are also two other candidates running for city council. I don’t think the city discriminates between residents and non-residents, I think we need to favor residents and people who have a historical tie to this community. SAN ANGELO — The Standard-Times sent a questionnaire to all candidates running for San Angelo City Council. “We’ve got housing next to our schools all over the place,” Aguirre said. Pronouns: she/her 4. I want to ensure we don’t let bad apples fall through the system.”. Here’s a look at who’s running for each of the six open seats: … The city will see at least two new faces because city council members Don Knight and Jill Gaebler are term limited from running again. “Part of the reason we were doing this was to improve access for all road users. dumping people at an intersection that we know is unsafe is a bad idea.”. That’s the right solution. Canek Aguirre — While Aguirre supported collective bargaining, he said he was a hard-no on allowing public servant unions to defend members against discipline as he’s concerned it would allow police unions to shield members from justifiable discipline. I’ve been to BPAC meetings to talk to them about things. District 1 Stephani Kyle. Lombardo, Heslep win re-election to Highland Village City Council Final vote totals on May 1 show incumbents Mike Lombardo and Tom Heslep have won re-election to Highland Village City Council. 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