Plymouth Council Ward 1
Council members are responsible for enacting, revising, repealing, and amending ordinances and resolutions that govern the borough. The Council appoints other borough officers such as secretary, treasurer, solicitor, manager, etc. The Borough Council has the power to make, authorize, and ratify expenditures for lawful purposes from available funds or from funds borrowed within legal limits. Half of the members of Borough councils are elected every 2 years. Each member serves on at least one committee such as planning, police, public works, or finance.Term: 4 years.
Click a candidate icon to find more information about the candidate. To compare two candidates, click the "compare" button. To start over, click a candidate icon.
-
No Candidate Filed
(Rep)
-
William J Winchester Jr
(Dem)
What are your top three priorities for your municipality, and how would you address and pay for them?
Please share your skills and experience relevant to budget decision making.
If you had a magic wand and there were no obstacles in your way, what is the one thing that you would change right now to better your community?
What could you do in your elected role to promote civic discourse and combat misinformation in our community?
Candidate has not yet responded.
Candidate has not yet responded.
Candidate has not yet responded.
Candidate has not yet responded.
Age
46
Education
BS Biomedical Engineering
Qualifications
Colonial School Board Director, Chair for Brave little Hearts for Michael and Friends, Plymouth Township Human Relations Board
Traffic control: Review and adjust traffic patterns and speed limits.
Walkable and bikeable community: Create new ways for our community to travel safely between key points. Our children need these spaces to get out of the house and feel safe.
Reimagine our parks: More trees and updated amenities, section off space for a dog park in multiple parks, Black Horse, and JFK, particularly.
We will review the current operating budget to find funds that can be reallocated to support these goals.
I have run a successful nonprofit and been on my local school board for the last 4 years, where we have had to make tough decisions as it relates to the budget. With all of that, we were still able to build a new middle school, expand the 4-5 school, upgrade the high school softball field, support the arts, and add new academic programs for our student body. We were able to accomplish this while keeping our taxes in the 5 lowest districts in our surrounding area.
If I had a magic wand, I would help the people in my ward be seen. I have two communities that are dealing with unique issues. Mogeetown has environmental concerns of air pollution from local businesses and the local wastewater treatment facility. Connaughtown has reported traffic issues with speeding and reckless driving. These communities have good people raising their families and need help. We should do all that we can to help our citizens. If I had a magic wand, I would help them both.
I would engage with the community and implore them to come to our meetings in person, watch our official YouTube, Facebook, and other outlets. If they can’t make it, I think that is essential to deliver the information in person whenever this is possible. The age of disinformation was aided by a distrust in our media outlets and strengthened by individuals looking to social media and niche outlets for answers. We have to be more transparent to earn the public trust.
To make a selection for a candidate you must first find your races. Would you like to find your races now?
You have already selected the maximum number of candidates for this race.
You must uncheck an existing selection before making another selection.