Election
BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN
Magnolia City Council, Position 4
KEY: *Incumbent
Brandon Jacobs* Occupation & experience: oversight of over $10 billion worth of capital project budgets, schedules and risks; 20+ years... 936-276-9660
Todd Kana Occupation & experience: I own and operate my own business and have for the past 15 years. 14... www.toddkana.com
What is your top priority, if elected?
Ensuring that despite the growth we are experiencing, we improve utility reliability and don’t experience another water moratorium. I will continue to work closely with the City Engineer and Public Works Director to ensure we have a comprehensive view of our weak spots and a forward forecast of demand.
To put the city back in the hands of the citizens. The citizens top priority will be my top priority.
What do you think are the two biggest challenges facing Magnolia?
The growth we are experiencing, which demands that we have proactive plans in place to maintain and improve quality service for our residents. The other big challenge is that because of this we need to provide the best service possible for the lowest cost.
It is population growth and infrastructure. Our priority should be our current citizens and the aging infrastructure and that has not been happening.
How would you approach Magnolia’s growth and development?
I am always eager to hear the opinions of those that call Magnolia home. I endeavor to take these views into account so that this can be a place where everyone feels like they have a voice and that they are part of the small town that people love.
At this point we need to take a step back and evaluate what we have and what is coming and make sure we are doing what is in the best interest of the people that elect us.
What should Magnolia’s budget priorities be?
First, we should make expenditure on the most critical infrastructure (e.g. reliability improvements, capacity expansion) before we invest in ‘nice to have’ items. After critical issues are addressed, we should aim to keep our tax rates flat or lower them if possible.
Infrastructure, but we need to make sure we are not just expanding it but improving the aging infrastructure that many of our longtime residents are served by.
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