Issues that are important to Elisa
San Antonio has been my home for 20 years; and I have always been very involved in the community and have witnessed the growth of our beautiful city. As a resident of District 9 and owner of a successful small business, I have heard a number of consistent concerns in the district - people are concerned with traffic, streets and drainage issues; levels of police, fire and EMS protection; and everyone wants to see San Antonio's economy remain strong, especially in the current national economic situation.
I will focus on these issues as my priorities:
- Improving and investing in our public infrastructure
- Enhancing public safety
- Creating higher paying jobs and growing San Antonio's economy
My overall philosophy of government is:
- I believe in limited government and free market competition
- I believe in fiscal conservatism
- I believe in protecting public interests
- I believe in having a proactive instead of a reactive attitude
My guiding principles will be:
- To always have the best interests of San Antonio in mind
- To act with honor and integrity
- To be fair
- To do the right thing
Issues and Solutions
Streets and Drainage
- Classify projects as short-term and long-term
- Find funding for short-term projects and develop funding strategy for long-term projects without overburdening the tax payer
- Redirect more city budget funds to updating our infrastructure
Police, Fire, and EMS
- Fund and recruit more Fire and Police cadet classes to increase the number of responders
- Ensure new Police Substations and Fire Stations are built to keep up with increasing demand
- Increase funding for Citizen on Patrol program
Economic Development
- Keeping taxes low to create more private investment in our local economy
- Retaining existing local businesses and helping them grow
- Better strategic economic development planning with more focus
- More collaboration between different agencies and organizations in economic development efforts to maximize limited resources
- Expand international economic development efforts
- Working with business community to develop more effective work force development plans
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