LISTEN. ADVOCATE. PLAN
Listening, advocating, and thoughtfully planning for an inclusive, sustainable Westminster.
Listening, advocating, and thoughtfully planning for an inclusive, sustainable Westminster.
I am running for a second term on Westminster City Council because I believe in our city. I have spent the past 14 years working for our community--first as a staff member and now as a City Councilor. I am a mother of three, dedicated public servant and planner, and your neighbor. I have spent my first term on Council working with my colleagues to focus on the resilience, safety, and opportunity for our residents and businesses in Westminster. With changes in our State and federal budgets and funding, it will be important for us to think strategically and prioritize our City budget to meet both the current and long-term needs of our community.
This continued fortifying of our community should be inclusive of all Westminster residents. Regardless of income, race, or ability, all residents should be able to safely and affordably live, work, run businesses, and enjoy Westminster’s amenities and environment.
Just as important to our community’s vitality is our economic development, ongoing maintenance of public infrastructure and services, access to safe housing and neighborhoods, and our protection of our natural environment and resources. These elements are all tied to our ability as a community to build and maintain resilience over time.
I bring expertise in City planning and management with 25 years of urban planning, city building, and economic and business development. I also bring. a collaborative spirit to working within a diverse Council. Over the past 14 years, I have worked in Colorado, primarily for the City of Westminster, between 2011 and 2019. These were formative years in our City’s evolution—we were recovering from the Great Recession, experiencing and sharing in significant growth in the region, and coming to terms with our need to strategically and sustainably plan for our future as a growing community.
While at the City, I was responsible for leading our long-range planning efforts, including Westminster’s first holistic Comprehensive Plan that addressed the relationship between land use, transportation, parks and open space, and public services and infrastructure. I developed the City’s long-range planning program, including the plans for Westminster Station and Downtown Westminster that strategically targeted growth in areas with significant access to transit and transportation. And between 2015 and 2019, I led the development of the first phase of our new Downtown that includes a mix of affordable and market rate housing, retail, hotel, and office uses as well as the Central Square plaza, new streets, and public garage.
My understanding of how the City works from the inside out both as a staff member and Council member, best positions me for creative, strategic, and implementable solutions for our residents, businesses, and environment.
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