BY CLAIRE SHOOP
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Cedar Park City Council, Place 4 Eric Boyce* Occupation: CEO, Boyce & Associates Wealth Consulting, Inc. Relevant experience: 2 terms council, Planning & Zoning Commission, Economic Development Corp, CP Regional Hospital Board, LEEF Board www.ericforcedarpark.com
If elected, what are your goals for the city of Cedar Park? To execute on our current strategic plan, to maintain fiscal responsibility and our AAA debt rating, promote safe streets and neighborhoods through support of public safety growth and expansion, support small business, increase job opportunity, expand livability investments in parks and other amenities, re-engage transit pilot studies, as well as maintain the high quality of city services funded by the expansion of our tax base, which should help to keep property tax rates low. As a police sergeant, my natural focus is to maintain a high level of public safety. Laura and I moved to Cedar Park because it is a safe place to raise kids, and we want to keep it that way. We’d like to see a continually growing array of employment opportunities, entertainment, restaurants, and green spaces so that Cedar Park residents’ time, investment, and tax dollars can stay within the city.
What are some of the biggest challenges facing Cedar Park, and how would you work to address them? Mobility, infrastructure and eventual redevelopment will all require continued thoughtful and proactive long- range planning, which we have already started working on as a council and staff. Major water infrastructure investments are well underway, based on not only the reality of our current climate and resources but also our projected future population. We will need to execute on our recently approved Master Mobility Plan, Economic Development strategic plan, and Phase I of the Bell District redevelopment. One challenge is reducing the tax burden per resident. I’d address this by growing the tax base through allowing incrementally more productive uses of land. A second is reducing traffic congestion by making it easier for our employment locations and daily necessities to be located a shorter drive, if not a walkable distance from home. A third is increasing the variety of housing options, size ranges, and price points to make ownership more attainable.
Michael Endres Occupation: Police sergeant Experience: Parent and spouse, police supervisor and former detective, Marine Corps veteran, MBA, real estate broker www.mike4cedarpark.com
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CEDAR PARK - FAR NORTHWEST AUSTIN EDITION
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