Dickinson City Council Position 5
Councilmembers are the city’s legislators. Their primary duty is policymaking, which includes identifying the needs of residents, formulating programs to meet the changing requirements of the community and measuring the effectiveness of ongoing municipal services. 3-year term.
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Bill Schick
(NP)
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Joe Wilburn
(NP)
What training, experience and background make you the best qualified candidate for this office? [500 characters; approx. 100 words]
What are the two biggest problems facing [city name] residents, and what would you do to combat them? [1,000 characters; approx. 200 words]
If the city received a $5 million grant to use for the city in any way you wished, what would you do with it and why? [1,000 characters; approx. 200 words]
What else do you hope to accomplish as a council member? [1,000 characters; approx. 200 words]
Campaign Phone
2818310016
Already served one term on council, past President of the Dickinson Economic Development Corp. Vice President of Dickinson Watershed Comm. Member of Baytran and HGAC. 38 years working in the building industry. Owned my own business, I understand the struggles small businesses have finding quality employees, making payroll, etc. Very active in Dickinson in various volunteer rolls.
Streets and drainage and bringing in quality new businesses to Dickinson while still maintaining our existing businesses. We must attract new businesses to Dickinson so we can have the tax dollars to provide the funds to fix our drainage issues and repairing streets. Also with additional funds this will help take the burden off of our taxpayers.
Clear and maintain our drainage tributaries and dredge Dickinson Bayou. Form a parks department to improve the quality of life for our citizens. Pave some much needed road ways. Install a kayak launch at the boat ramp.
Attract new businesses to Dickinson that will employe our citizens. Creat opportunities for highend housing. Create a 55 plus housing community. We must find ways to increase our median income so higher end businesses will be attracted to coming to Dickinson.
I bring a unique background to council because I’ve successfully built and managed several small businesses in the community and across the county. I know how to attract the right type of investment to come into our community without having to give away tax incentives that shift the burden onto Dickinson homeowners. Growing our tax base is something we need to improve our roads, drainage and invest in the future of our city.
The two biggest problems facing the city are stagnant growth and a failing infrastructure. Both problems along with years of mismanagement by prior city administrations have left our city in a difficult position of not having enough money in our reserves or capital funds to invest in better roads, drainage, sewer and water infrastructure. As a result, our city is left shifting this burden onto homeowners to pick up the shortfall and I believe it is imperative that the city attract new business development into our community to grow our tax base and help increase our revenues to be able to grow our funds to improve critical infrastructure in our community.
If the city received a $5M grant today, I’d want that to go towards improving roads & drainage right here in the community. We have streets falling apart and a drainage system that fails and backs up water into our neighborhoods and homes. We need to immediately start addressing these problems while seeking ways to expand our tax base to continue driving investments into improving our infrastructure. Dickinson needs a councilman who will take action and that is exactly what I plan to do - roll up my sleeves and get involved to find solutions to improve our city.
I also plan on supporting and investing more in our public safety by looking at what resources we’re giving to our First Responders and finding ways to give them what they need to keep our community safe. I think it is critical for Dickinson to not only invest in improving our failing infrastructure, but to also support our First Responders with the goal of becoming known as one of the safest communities not just in Galveston County but the entire state. The time for action is now, and I plan on being proactive across all fronts in helping invest in the future of our city.
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