Long Term Approach to Infrastructure
 

• Roads, Sidewalks, Utilities and Services need to be completed in a holistic method to ensure that when we improve our infrastructure that it isn’t short lived due to needing to open up a recently replaced roadway to repair the subsurface utilities.  Treat the improvements like any of us would do when we are looking at our own home repairs. Don't sacrifice long term value for short term distractions. This likely will need to come via a road specific bond or we will have a hard time getting ahead of the needs. This can only be achieved if all of us are committed to the same long-term approach to the plan. We cannot get distracted by the idea that every four years we have a new magic potion that will solve all our needs. Much like the student body president promising to have Mtn Dew on tap in the lunchroom, it simply doesn't work like that.
   

• Fiber Infrastructure: I see this much like the installation of the secondary water system in that if we don’t get it all in prior to the road reconstruction/replacement, we will regret the effects in the long run. Fiber is the back bone for the future internet options (including 5G, 6G or 13G) and is something that I feel we as a city have uniquely invested in. Now is the time to continue to support the establishment of the information pipeline and then allow the free market the access to provide the services to each homeowner and business. Natural competition on the city owned infrastructure will ultimately create benefits to our citizens including competitive pricing.
   

Public Safety
 

• I stand firmly with our Fire Personnel and Police Officers. They deserve our support and I wholly support our Police and Fire Chiefs for the approach they have both taken in joining WITH our community to work together with a focus on community outreach.
   

• I led the effort to get the necessary bond passed in 2019 that ultimately provided the necessary funding for our new fire station. Station 52 will be in the north east area of town and the land for the future station 53. This benefits all residents regardless of where they live because we are able to maintain our high grade for response times that leads to lower insurance ratings for every homeowner. AFFR is the busiest fire station in the county; on track to do more than 4,600 calls this year. That equates to nearly 12.7 calls per day, every day from one station. None of us want to make the call for help and yet they continue to do more with less, each and every day. It is important to me that we invest in the resources in facilities as well as investing in the personnel and staff. They are committed to us, and I am committed to them.
   

Investing in our Community
 

• PARC: I love the investment that is able to be made in our Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture due to the PARC tax. I love that it is generated by all who shop at businesses within American Fork and not just a tax on our citizens directly. Much in the same way that our business community supports our residents in our neighboring communities with restaurants, shopping and buying new vehicles - our community parks, arts and culture are also benefiting more than just our immediate residents. I believe that those using these resources should help cover those costs. The PARC tax creates an avenue for us to collect from those neighbors to also support the improvements necessary to maintain these venues despite not living within our city. I have appreciated the improvements the PARC Committee has implemented in the past several rounds of recommendations and I look forward to offering some ideas to continue to improve how tangible assets paid for with PARC tax funds can remain the property of the citizens where possible. I am not in support of PARC funds being used to pay for salaries. I love the community feel that comes from these cultural experiences and am committed to supporting, but not sustaining, their ability to continue to do that.
   

• Volunteering is at the core of Community: There are so many people that willingly volunteer time and resources so that our city has the distinct feel of a community. This goes well beyond the wins and losses for the local baseball team or attendance of the latest choral performance. This is where neighbors meet one another and are reminded of the value of being together. I look forward to implementing a way to recognize these efforts more consistently and shining a light on the good that these efforts are producing.
   

• Comprehensive Planning: We have unprecedented growth on our doorstep. I don’t believe that there is any stopping it from coming, but I am committed to making sure that we can all look back and be proud of the vision that we have for our city. Much like the drinking water we each benefit from daily, we owe it to our future citizenry to establish policy and practices that will benefit them and not cripple them. We must take action on the downtown vision. We must stick to our plans for long term visions in other areas that have already been established. There has been talk of a downtown plan for decades and I bet nobody can really articulate what the vision is for this plan. We need to be able to clearly speak to what that will be. Being patient for it to come whenever it does, within the confines of our predetermined plans will create something that we all can be proud of. Much like how the vision that Art Dye Park is coming to reality, so too can the downtown vision be whenever the development begins to occur. We want something unique just like this great city is.
   

Our Children Deserve a Future
 

• I feel strongly that we have all benefited from the long term, calculated acts of prior citizens of American Fork. Sometimes I think that we rely on the sacrifices of too many of the greatest generation's gifts to us. Likewise, we should create similar opportunities for those who will come after us. I believe we must consider ways that we can create a community where our grandchildren are also interested in living here for generations, the way many of us have been chosen to do.
   

Common Sense Approach
 

• I am committed to taking a conservative, common sense approach to decision making. I have appreciated the willingness of our staff, volunteers and administration in helping me understand details of particular situations when perhaps I had partial or even inaccurate information. Being willing to learn from others perspectives and insight has always led me to a greater appreciation for differing views. I commit to the time and energy that it takes to understand the details before casting a vote on any agenda item. This includes being willing to make myself available to citizens to understand the priorities that each of you have.
   

• Saving for the future is paramount and I appreciate the council’s commitment to funding our reserve safety account. Unfortunately, this isn’t fun or sexy. Sometimes, in order to plan for the unexpected, we have to postpone getting the shiny new bicycle. Nobody really notices how much stronger our city is considering things weren’t quite that way a few short years ago. As we reach the max level of 35% the decision determining where those funds are then allocated is where our focus needs to be. Selecting the most long-term value options for our tax payers is paramount in our fiduciary responsibility.