1. Which local current or former elected officials (Hays County or any city, school district or other political subdivision therein) do you think most closely reflect your sensibilities and/or style in governing? Why?
Mark Jones, He is a realist and listens to the people. He will also address the subjects that need to be addressed and not dance around the topic.
2. Describe what your candidacy is all about in 140 characters or less.
My candidacy is about listening to the citizens of Kyle and then being their voice on the City Council.
3. Size and scope of government have been leading issues in recent elections on the local, state and national level. Do you think the city of Kyle spends too much in its general fund budget? If so, what specifically would you cut and how much money would this save?
I don’t believe cuts would be a necessity if the city would stop partially funding State road projects and focus only on the needs of the city.
4. What is the ideal tax rate for the city of Kyle and how would you get there?
The ideal tax rate would be where we currently are. Unfortunately we will not be able to stay at this rate due to the amount of debt past and current council has accrued. The only way we will be able to maintain or lower taxes is to attract more business to the City of Kyle. This would increase sales tax revenue, property tax revenue, and increase the number of available jobs for the citizens of Kyle.
5. Generally speaking, what is your plan for improving Kyle area streets and roads and which three projects do you think are most pressing?
We need to locate the funding to cover the expense of improving city streets. We may be able to obtain grants to help offset the cost incurred by the city, or we look into the budget to see where we can obtain the money. The three streets that are most pressing are Burleson, Goforth, and Lehman Road. All three of these roads handle a lot of traffic everyday, not to mention that Goforth and Lehman have a school on them and no sidewalks for the children to be able to walk safely to school.
6. Do you think Kyle has enough police officers on the streets to maintain reasonable levels of public safety?
No, Last I knew there were five officers on duty to cover our close to 30,000 residents.
7. What is the most recent book you have read?
“The Freedom Line” written by Peter Eisner
8. Mac or PC?
PC
