2022
L O C A L V O T E R G U I D E GUIDE Candidates and information for local elections
COMPILED BY BROOKE SJOBERG
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May 7 Election day May 7 Last day to receive ballot by mail (or May 9 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election)
April 25 First day of early voting April 26 Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) May 3 Last day of early voting
Residents of Williamson County may vote at any location within the county for the May election.
ROUND ROCK City Council Place 2 Rene N. Flores*
*Incumbent
SOURCE: WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Caitlin Leggett
P O L L I N G L O C A T I O N S
175 Elizabeth Park Blvd. ROUND ROCK 22 Allen R. Baca Center
AUSTIN 1 Anderson Mill Limited District 11500 El Salido Parkway 2 Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex 10211 W. Parmer Lane 3 Rattan Creek Community Center 7617 Elkhorn Mountain Trail BARTLETT 4 Bartlett City Hall 140 W. Clark St. CEDAR PARK 5 Cedar Park Public Library 550 Discovery Blvd.
FLORENCE 8 Florence City Hall 851 FM 970 GEORGETOWN 9 Cowan Creek Amenity Center 1433 Cool Spring Way 10 Wilco Georgetown Annex 100 Wilco Way, HR108 11 Georgetown ISD Technology Building 603 Lakeway Drive 12 Georgetown Randalls 5721 Williams Drive GRANGER 13 SPJST Lodge 114 Davilla St.
HUTTO 14 Wilco Hutto Annex 321 Ed Schmidt Blvd., Ste. 1002 LEANDER 15 Leander High School 3301 S. Bagdad Road 16 Leander Public Library Annex 1011 S. Bagdad Road 17 Rouse High School 1222 Raider Way 18 The Crossover 1717 Scottsdale Drive LIBERTY HILL 19 County Annex Building 3407 RR 1869 20 Liberty Hill High School 16500 W. Hwy. 29 21 Santa Rita Ranch House
301 W. Bagdad Ave., Bldg. 2 23 Round Rock Randalls 2051 Gattis School Road 24 Williamson County Jester Annex 1801 E. Old Settlers Blvd. 25 Fern Blu MUD Community Center 7320 Wyoming Springs Drive TAYLOR 26 Taylor City Hall 400 Porter St. THRALL 27 Thrall ISD Admin Building 201 S. Bounds St.
6 Cedar Park Randalls 1400 Cypress Creek Road 7 Vista Ridge High School 200 S. Vista Ridge Blvd.
Round Rock City Council, Place 2
What will be your top priorities if you are elected?
How should Round Rock handle its ongoing growth?
We need to protect and preserve our exist- ing water sources as well as plan for a full build-out of the future Round Rock. We’re currently looking at water sources 25 and 30 years out. We need to gure out how to leverage regional partners to seek collective solutions for the bene t of not just Round Rock, but also residents in our surrounding communities. The easy solutions are gone, and the complex ones remain. Round Rock is following the playbook that Austin wrote, and it’s costing us our history, diversity, and identity. Our infrastructure is struggling; our citizens are being forced out of their homes; and corporations have been prioritized over people. Amid the fallout from COVID 19, our small businesses are struggling, yet we focus on advertising the corporate storefronts. I want to see “Made in Round Rock” stamped everywhere. What do you see as the greatest challenge for the city?
Occupation: vice pres- ident and commercial lender at Amplify Credit Union RENE M. FLORES*
I will continue to leverage local and region- al partnerships with regard to roads and infrastructure. I will stay focused on our main city priorities, including furthering economic development, improving transportation and mobility options, and securing rights for future water needs. I will provide continued support to our police and re departments. I will enhance our park and recreation facilities and o erings. I’m concerned for our senior citizens and the pressure that tax inequity has placed on them. I want to review our appraisal districts and cap tax increases for homeowners over 65. I’m passionate about the future of our community. I believe that by creating oppor- tunities for our youth we can reduce petty crimes and invest in our future. The longevity of our future is dependent on our ability to maintain our present and preserve our past.
City leaders need to plan, prepare and understand that growth is going to happen. We need to review future land-use plans, review existing transit programs and secure access for future water needs as we reach full build-out. We must work to attract com- plementary businesses to our community that o er strong wage potential for existing residents and our high school students who choose to enter the workforce immediately. The rst and most important thing Round Rock needs to do is limit growth to what our infrastructure can support. Community development companies need to take an active role in contributing to the necessary adaptations that we need to make, and they need to be held accountable for any damage caused to our systems by a failure to comply with any restrictions placed on them.
Relevant experience: I am a 24-year resident of Round Rock who is com- pleting my second term on City Council. www.renem ores.com
Occupation: early child- hood development and education professional Relevant experience: I CAITLIN LEGGETT
have 20 years experi- ence in public advocacy and volunteer work. www.caitlinforourcommunity.com
Answers may have been edited for length and style. Read full Q&A’s at communityimpact.com .
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