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Public Policy Priorities
Public Safety, Better Roads, Bringing skilled jobs, City Beautification
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Business owner and community member
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Bringing skilled labor and manufacturing to Lake Havasu City will increase middle class jobs and careers without affecting town feel, or any measurable water consumption. Things like medical device companies, CNC machining injection molding, and general manufacturing are the backbone of many small towns in America but largely ignored here.
The top budget priority is to get the spending under control. We approve CIP projects that are then change ordered multiple times often coming in 3-500% over budget! We need to line item the budget and really make sure that the bids include the entire scope of work to cut down on the never ending change orders.
We need to shift priorities more towards infrastructure and city beautification, as deferred maintenance has been the policy for the last eight years. Our current budget spends $2 million on roads in 2027, and approximately $3 million on water mains. To properly maintain what we have it should be 7-10 times that amount in both categories. Any similar city in America is currently spending that based on simple math and standardized maintenance schedules.
We can no longer afford to ignore our crumbling infrastructure and over spending. Deferred maintenance can’t continue to be our standard operating procedure, as it has been for the last eight years.
I would like to break down the barrier of confusion between the municipality and the public by making things like the budget easy to understand and readily available down to the line item. Council should receive their packets at least one meeting ahead instead of the current four business days they have to review agenda items. This will enable them to make informed decisions.
We will continue to pursue public engagement as we have throughout the campaign while filming and publishing those engagements for transparency.
Regional partners, additional layers and levels of government will be worked with in such cases that can benefit all of us and our citizens.
As for everything else I am beholden to the citizens of Lake Havasu first and foremost. HAVASU FIRST! Is our campaign, and our promise.
The most important issues facing Lake Havasu are infrastructure, deferred maintenance and enforcement, lack of skilled labor jobs, city beautification, and public safety.
Several of these problems can be fixed by getting a handle on spending and a deep dive into our $300 million (and growing) budget. The rest can be solved through policy changes, and looking for additional grant funding. Obviously each of these is a complex issue with complex answers but as a general overview, those are the problems and solutions.
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