CITY OF GROVE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WARD 5
CITY OF GROVE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WARD 5
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Amy Cowell
(NP)
What do you see as the one or two most significant challenges facing the community you would serve, and how would you propose to address them?
What are your primary priorities for your term in office, and how would you plan to finance these priorities?
Central Ohio continues to experience a large population growth. How do you propose to address needed changes to infrastructure and housing options in your community based on this increase in population?
How do you plan to engage with residents and community stakeholders to ensure their voices are heard and represented in your decision-making?
Describe your approach to building consensus and resolving disagreements among different community stakeholder groups.
Campaign Phone
6147838385
Occupation
Retail
Education
Bachelor of Science Human Resources Management
Qualifications for Office
I have previous experience in office, having held a seat on the South-Western City Schools Board of Education. I have the ability to make hard decisions and follow through with them. I have lived in Grove City for most of my life, graduating from GCHS in 1993. My family has been here for a long time, with my great-grandparents coming up from Southern Ohio in the 20s.
Grove City wants a dispensary. I plan on doing everything I can to bring that to the community if I am elected to the Council. The people voted for it, Council has passed resolutions and the Mayor vetoed them. It's time to listen to the people.
Infrastructure needs to be addressed when new development is approved. We need to make sure our roads can handle the traffic new development brings to the area. We need to plan ahead and make sure traffic won't be a disaster ahead of time or at least try to mitigate that as best as possible.
Grove City needs a state of the art community center. A proposal has been presented to Council by Pizzuti and I am in support of their proposal.
One thing that needs to be addressed is affordable housing. When looking for a house, my son was unable to purchase in his home town because it was simply too expensive. He was the fifth generation of my family here. I want our kids to be able to stay where they have grown up. Sometimes people are uncomfortable with the phrase affordable housing but it includes things like townhouses, accessible condos, starter homes young people can actually afford.
I plan on having a Facebook page where residents can reach me, along with my phone number. If anyone wants to meet in person for coffee or lunch, we can do that. I want to be as accessible as possible within my schedule.
You have to negotiate and show each group how things are beneficial for everyone involved. Usually the biggest concern with issues is the cost so you have to show people they are getting a solid return on investment. When I was on the Board of Education, we did contract negotiations every year of my term. I learned quite a bit about resolving disagreements.
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