Empowering Our Community, Building a Brighter Future Together
 

Some of the key priorities I would focus on are continuous engagement with constituents, public safety and bolstering our city’s tax base. Staying continuously engaged with my neighbors in Ward 2 and keeping a pulse on their wants and needs is crucial for me to be a voice for them on the council and involves them in decision making for our future. Additionally, we need to support our firefighters and law enforcement. Public safety is a foundation of a healthy community and we need to aid with recruitment and retention of these positions. Another important priority is increasing the tax base for Eureka as our city is currently in a 1.1 million dollar deficit. By promoting tourism and supporting local business we can work to erase this deficit and move towards funding the foundational needs in our community. A healthier tax base is essential in securing the funds necessary to address pressing issues such as supporting programs that tackle homelessness and the mental health crisis.

I feel that a key issue directly facing Ward 2 is the future of the former Jacob’s Middle School site. In many conversations going door to door speaking with my fellow residents of Ward 2, the consensus that I am hearing so far is that residents are in support of seeing the new California Highway Patrol headquarters developed on this site. If elected and this continues to be the consensus, I will do everything in my power to advocate for this to come to fruition. In my opinion the most important thing with this issue is keeping a constant pulse on what the people of Ward 2 want to see done with this site and being a voice for them. If elected I propose forming a committee, that I would personally meet with, of Ward 2 constituents that meets regularly to discuss the important city decisions, especially the decisions that directly affect our ward.