Campaign Phone
307-761-2254
I’ve been a resident of Laramie for over 30 years, & a UW Graduate. I worked in the automobile business at local dealerships for 25 years & now own the Human Bean. I’ve made countless friendships & relationships throughout all those years & have come close to many people in our community. Through all this, I’ve acquired years of experience with employee management, sales, budgeting, & most of all-helping people. In both industries it is simple—find a need & fill it. The key to success with anything is listening & communication. We need to listen to our #1 resource—our community. We need to encourage feedback & input from them, & they need to be aware of everything we’re discussing in relation to city policy & regulations and growth.
I've spoken with several people and contractors in regards to this. Most infrastructure costs are the responsiblility of the developer/contractor/owner. The city council can help adjust that so the City absorbs many of the costs. The City will ultimately earn the Property Tax revenue from the home being built. Costs are so high now, that first time home buyers can't afford a new home, let alone a used home. We need to figure out what costs the city absorbs/takes on so the houses become more affordable.
Yes we should. If you're not growing you're going backwards. We need to promote the city and all it's amenities. We need almost 2000 more homes to be able to take on companies that would like to move here, and have housing for their transition teams. We also need to develop homes that are affordable to first-time home buyers, and retired individuals. I believe City Council is first and foremost responsible to help grow the city and make it profitable to the residents, along with quality of life.
I'd like to see the city purchase land, put in the infrastructure, then sell it to developers, or home buyers so they can build homes. We also need parking downtown. Also, we don't have enough electricity/power to grow. From what I'm told we're almost out of power. If we want to grow the city population, we need power. We need to buy more power to meet the needs of more homes, businesses and people.
Campaign Phone
3077610855
I have served four terms, eight biannual budgets, and served on over 20 committees. I have gone to school here, and worked in the family business. I am married and raised three children that went to school here in Laramie. Currently I am a teacher at Wyotech. My finest things that I am proud of is the paving of a one block portion of approximately 20 streets off Snowy Range that I lead on City Council budgets, and the work I have contributed on bike trails. With the help of other counselors, we are filling the empty Kmart building.
Contractors are needed to build more housing in Laramie. The Council has passed ordnances that changed the rules on contractors and made it more difficult to complete projects in a timely basis. Many contractors have either left Laramie or no longer want to do business here and we are now facing a shortage of those who are willing to work in Laramie. We need to create a more favorable environment for contractors to build more housing.
You have not specified what type of development you are referring to - business or housing. We need both. Ross was supposed to be open by now but a shortage of contractors has prevented this. As for housing, with USAC funding we will be starting on Bill Nye street behind LHS connect to 30th street. This will open hundreds of acres for more housing development.
My main priorities would be streets first, with water infrastructure close behind. There are many streets where the water mains continually break and are constantly under repair. I would like to see more of these older water lines replaced.
