CANDIDATE Q&A
Get to know the candidates running in the election
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Incumbent Jersey Village City Council, Place 4
COMPILED BY DANICA LLOYD
JAMES SINGLETON
JIM FIELDS
Occupation: law enforcement Relevant experience: four-year incumbent and 20 years in government
Occupation: IT data analyst Relevant experience: 30 years in Jersey Village; 35 years in the oil and gas industry; served on city’s Planning and Zoning, Parks and Recreation committees; attended over 100 City Council meetings jim_ elds_jv@hotmail.com www.jamesh elds2.org
james@jamessingleton.org www.jamessingleton.org
Why are you running to be on Jersey Village City Council?
It is important to me to protect the property values of Jersey Village and ensure that the city continues to experience economic development while retaining our high standards of excellent city services and small-town feel. My family and I are proud to call Jersey Village our home. This is an investment in my family as well as yours.
I am running to preserve the small-town atmosphere we all enjoy and allowmost of the citizens to be heard. Decisions should be based on their merits, not on agendas or desires of a single group. A peti- tion of nearly 900 citizens not tomove City Hall to the south side of Hwy. 290was ignored by council. If elected, I will ght to keep City Hall on the north side of Hwy. 290 to promote citizen participation.
What do you believe are the biggest challenges facing the city, and how would you address them if elected?
We have signi cantly reduced ood impacts in Jersey Village through home elevations, the golf course berm and Wall Street drainage. We need to continue following the Long Term Flood Recovery Plan to remove the stigma of ooding from our reputation. I believe hiring more re department personnel is vital to our city’s safety, but our budget will require intelligent economic development to increase our sales and property tax revenue.
City debt—we can’t allow our city government to get involved in risky development schemes without the citizens having the nal approval because if they fail, the burden of debt will be on our shoulders. City services—[essential services such as] re, police, EMS and public safety expendi- tures are to be funded rst to provide the quality services we expect. City safety—we need higher visibility from our police within the city to curb speeding and reckless driving.
What are your hopes for the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 2 known as the Village Center property o Hwy. 290?
My best-case scenario would include the sale of the property and development of retail or a mixed- use development that is both enjoyable to the citizens of Jersey Village and capable of monetarily supporting existing city services.
The city has wasted over $200,000 of citizens’ monies nding developers. [Developers have stat- ed] the land is not worth developing for retail business because of the proximity to industry and the railroad tracks. Objectives, goals and the developer vetting process need to be re-evaluated.
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