Election
BY GRACIE WARHURST
Hutto City Council, Place 6 KEY : *Incumbent
Amberley Kolar* Experience: Elected to Hutto City Council in 2022, knowledge of state laws relevant to local
Aaron King Experience: Board Secretary, Patterson Covenant Church; Deacon, Cityview Bible Church; Former Instructor, King’s Martial Arts Academy Occupation: Roo ng-Project Bid Coordinator
Brandon DeLeon Experience: Analyze future nancial commitments for the company goals and have a bachelors in Business Management Occupation: Senior planner facebook.com/ LetsGoBrandonHutto 512-887-3679
Erin McGowan Questionnaire not returned by deadline
government Occupation:
Legislative director kolarforhutto.com 512-846-3188
Facebook: Aaron King for Hutto City Council Place 6
What uniquely qualies you for this position?
My primary goal is to ensure that the City and City Council operate more e ciently while improving our capabilities. My top priorities will be to promote public safety, continue to work on maintaining and investing in infrastructure and focus on Hutto’s current and future water needs.
Keeping taxes low (NNR-No New Revenue). Prioritizing infrastructure repair over unnecessary projects or administrative costs. I believe we can address poor road conditions without overburdening the taxpayers. Work with City Council in redirecting funds from wasteful expenditures to critical infrastructure repairs to ensure taxpayers dollars get the most value for the taxpayers money.
My top priorities for Hutto involve keeping it aordable by avoiding tax increases, ensuring scal responsibility, improving road and wastewater infrastructure with existing funds, and supporting law enforcement with competitive pay and bene ts. This will keep Hutto safe, prosperous, and a great place for families to call home.
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What uniquely qualies you for this position?
I work well with my colleagues on the city council and often nd myself as the negotiator when there is disagreement. I continually ask, “What is the role of government?” when it comes to private business operations, property owner rights and non-pro ts and challenge my colleagues to apply it appropriately.
I have been responsible for managing timelines and budgets as a project manager for telecom, semi-conductor, and health/wellness companies ensuring projects come in on time and within budget. I have leadership qualities that focus on transparency and accountability, to nd real solutions and improvements for our community.
As a Senior Demand Planner in the medical device industry, I specialize in long-term planning, analytics, and strategy. My expertise in scal responsibility and nancial literacy, combined with my passion for Hutto’s success, makes me uniquely quali ed to tackle rising debt, rebuild reserves, and restore responsible spending on the council.
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What do you see as the greatest challenge for the city, and how will you improve it?
The greatest challenge to the city are the increasing costs associated with maintaining and building our roads, water and wastewater infrastructure. In order to help with the costs it’s important for the city to partner with developers and the county to share costs.
The City Council working together balancing diering priorities and political perspectives while making decisions that serve the entire community. I will do my part to help foster open communication and common ground for the bene t of the entire community with the Mayor and City Council.
Hutto’s biggest challenge is rising debt service costs, which limit essential infrastructure projects and will increasingly strain the budget as interest compounds. I will advocate for scal responsibility by prioritizing needs over wants and cutting wasteful spending. To x this, we must rst stop digging the nancial hole deeper.
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Candidates were asked to keep responses under 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity. For more election coverage, go to www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.
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