{"id":18,"date":"2019-12-30T18:15:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T18:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jpmforcedarpark.com\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-04-26T01:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T07:50:50","slug":"issues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jpmforcedarpark.com\/index.php\/issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;64px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\">Our Issues<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#006600&#8243; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#006600&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;31px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next few years are a critical time for Cedar Park.\u00a0 With most of our available land already developed, we have entered into a new phase in the growth of our city.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since I&#8217;ve joined the City Council, we&#8217;ve worked together to make <\/span><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><b>smart, informed decisions<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to secure Cedar Park&#8217;s financial future and continue its growth as an <\/span><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong>inclusive, diverse<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong> community<\/strong><\/span> where people of <\/span><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong>all ages want to live, work and play<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Our path to <span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong>continued <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>progress<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be found by focusing on these key priorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>New Ideas <\/strong><strong>not Old Arguments<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; module_id=&#8221;safety-traffic&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/jpmforcedarpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/issues-icons-03.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fccc49&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\">Public Safety<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Our residents expect to be safe in their homes and on our streets. That\u2019s something that doesn\u2019t happen by luck or chance. We need to continue to fully support and invest in our first responders to to keep our community safe.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/jpmforcedarpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/issues-icons-02.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fccc49&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\">Fighting Traffic<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;11px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Williamson County\u2019s population is expected to double in the next 20 years. As our region continues to grow, we need to be prepared for an increasing burden of traffic, and to keep all options on the table if we are going to prevent our current traffic problems from worsening into the soul-crushing gridlock.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; module_id=&#8221;growth-parks&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/jpmforcedarpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/issues-icons-05.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fccc49&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\">Attracting Opportunities<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Lee Iacocca famously said that in business, you \u201ceither lead, follow or get out of the way.\u201d The same could be said for cities. Cedar Park needs to continue to be a city that welcomes start-ups and small businesses as well as larger businesses, so that more of us can work closer to where we live and reduce the city\u2019s reliance on residential property taxes. Most of all, we need to continue to attract the creative entrepreneurs and knowledge-economy professionals that will allow our city to flourish for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/jpmforcedarpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/issues-icons-04.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fccc49&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\">Enhancing Parks<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPark\u201d is in our city\u2019s name. With tremendous assets like Lakeline Park and Brushy Creek available to us, Cedar Park should take its rightful place as the home of the best community parks in the region. Whether you\u2019re looking for a place to walk your dog, wear out your kids or find a quiet moment, we should have numerous options for you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;75%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/jpmforcedarpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/issues-icons-07.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; module_id=&#8221;diverse-fiscal&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fccc49&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\">Connected Neighborhoods<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Walkable neighborhoods, quality green space, trails and interesting restaurants should be accessible to all of us, because they can help connect all of us as a community.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s be a place where you can go for a walk and bump into an old friend on the street.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/jpmforcedarpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/issues-icons-06.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;issues icons-06&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; module_id=&#8221;diverse-fiscal&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fccc49&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\">Fiscal Responsibility<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>If we are going to build the Cedar Park of tomorrow, we need to manage our finances with that in mind. Our city government should continue to operate efficiently, reducing the tax burden on families while continuing to invest and enrichen the lives of our residents.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;off|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#006600&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;64px&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;54px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our Issues<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next few years are a critical time for Cedar Park.\u00a0 With most of our available land already developed, we have entered into a new phase in the growth of our city.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since I&#8217;ve joined the City Council, we&#8217;ve worked together to make <\/span><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><b>smart, informed decisions<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to secure Cedar Park&#8217;s financial future and continue its growth as an <\/span><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong>inclusive, diverse<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong> community<\/strong><\/span> where people of <\/span><span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong>all ages want to live, work and play<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Our path to <span style=\"color: #006600;\"><strong>continued <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>progress<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be found by focusing on these key priorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>New Ideas <\/strong><strong>not Old Arguments<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; module_id=&#8221;safety-traffic&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;65%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;90%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/jpmforcedarpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/issues-icons-03.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fccc49&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\">Safety<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our residents expect to be safe in their homes and on our streets. 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We need to continue to invest in our first responders to to keep our community safe.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/jpmforcedarpark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/issues-icons-02.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#578f38&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fccc49&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||-1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006600;\">Traffic<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;candara||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Williamson County\u2019s population is expected to double in the next 20 years. 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Cedar Park needs to continue to be a city that welcomes start-ups and small businesses as well as larger businesses, so that more of us can work closer to where we live and reduce the city\u2019s reliance on residential property taxes. 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