Infrastructure
One of the chief responsibilities of city government is to make sure that resident’s needs are tended to.
As a council member, I will ensure that our roads are repaired, storm sewers maintained, snow cleared and trash collected.
Being bold in our approach to infrastructure is how we can take the next step for our community:
Make sure that all new roads actively reduce our carbon footprint
In modern government, one of guiding principles must be that everything new should be environmentally sustainable. Building roads and related structures must utilize longer lasting, greener materials.
Study our drinking water supply and stormwater management
The city should institute double-checking our drinking water for chromium 6, trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids and make sure they are within acceptable levels. As our climate warms, we need to be prepared. Our storm systems were built for weather patterns of the past, not the potential weather of the future. To keep certain areas of UA from flooding, we need to assess our city’s capacity to respond to severe weather events and how we are going to handle them.
Increase the number of sidewalks present in our communities
One of the biggest problems in UA today is that it is not fully pedestrian-friendly. While few will probably walk to work, school, shopping center or restaurant every day, having sidewalks available has proven to increase physical and mental health by facilitating evening and morning jogs and walks. Sidewalks also keep kids safer.