​Jennifer's Priorities, Informed by People in Our Community

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Being your representative means 'listening to you.'  Jennifer continues to listen to the residents of Ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi.  Listening and truly representing people is how Jennifer has become known as a "Councillor for the People."​

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Jennifer's Actions Continue...

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As your City Councillor for Ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi, Jennifer kept her promises and got things done.

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1. Getting value for our tax dollars & keeping taxes affordable. 
   Jennifer has and continues to fight hard to ensure our city spends our money wisely and supports economic development to help off-set the need for residential property taxes.
    

2. Addressing traffic congestion. 
   Jennifer has been working on getting South Edmonton's roadway network to where it needs to be.  Work has already begun and Jennifer will continue pushing for better traffic flow around the areas she represents - including 41 Avenue SW and Ellerslie Road SW.  How the work is done also matters - Jennifer will push for better construction management to minimize traffic impacts.
    

3. Finishing major projects before starting new ones. 
   Edmonton has been spending faster than the money has been coming in.  Evidence of this is the significant increase in our City's debt that is not yet fully reflected in our tax rates.  Spending beyond our means today can hurt us in the long run.  City Council needs to be responsible to ensure we can look after both today's and tomorrow's needs.
    

4. Maintaining roadways, sidewalks and neighbourhood infrastructure. 
   Jennifer is committed to taking care of our existing infrastructure, including keeping our neighbourhood roads, sidewalks and playgrounds maintained, along with ensuring our neighbourhood roadways in front of people's homes have proper drainage (which will help to prevent winter time ice build-up).
    

5. Better snow clearing (including not piling snow on top of storm drains). 
   Jennifer has taken steps to keep the snow cleared.  Jennifer has been in the neighbourhoods monitoring progress and listening to people.  There is opportunity for further improvement such as to stop piling snow on top of storm catch basins so that water has a place to drain during the spring melt.
    

6. Enhancing community safety.
   Jennifer has listened to ward residents and voted to give our police the resources they need to keep our communities safe.  Additional priority may need to be given to night-time police patrols in neighbourhoods to prevent property crime (car break-ins, catalytic converter, etc.).  In addition, our LRT system must absolutely be safe.  Traffic safety and good roadway lighting are a part of the mix.
    

7. Protecting our vulnerable. 
   Jennifer has experience working in homelessness prevention.  Jennifer knows that homelessness is an issue that is larger than the City of Edmonton and that the City cannot solve homelessness on its own.  Jennifer recognizes that all levels of government need to work together.  At the local level, Jennifer supports evidence-based efforts such as partnerships between police, peace officers and social workers to connect our vulnerable with available resources.  One example that Jennifer fully supports is our City's Community Outreach Transit Team (COTT) that has been making a real difference in supporting our city's vulnerable.
    

8. Caring for our green spaces & Improving community appearance. 
   Our green spaces need to be protected, maintained, and kept clean.  This includes maintaining our parks and cutting the grass on along our roadways.  Adding some basics such as more park benches garbage receptacles will be welcome additions.
    

9. Ensuring access to community recreational facilities. 
   South Edmonton has been growing fast (one estimate shows the Ward's population at about 100,000 people).  With this growth, Jennifer has been supporting development of the Heritage Valley District Park (has a mix of green space, sports fields, with plans underway for outdoor sports courts and the strong possibility of a public swimming pool).  In addition, Jennifer has and continues to support neighbourhood amenities such as the building or maintaining of playgrounds, spray parks, and ice rinks in Ward neighbourhoods.
    

10. Supporting our seniors. 
    Jennifer has a soft spot in her heart when it comes to supporting our seniors.  Jennifer supports efforts to help seniors in need, whether it be in the form of tax relief for seniors on fixed incomes to snow removal assistance for seniors in need.
     

11. Meaningful public engagement.
    City Council as a whole needs to do a better job of listening to the voices of residents during public hearings.  Jennifer has been listening and has voted in alignment with what Ward residents have told her are important.  A current hot topic where Jennifer voted in alignment with input from Edmontonians is responsible development that protects the character of existing neighbourhoods.

 

​​​​​*Jennifer's platform may continue to evolve as Jennifer is always listening to input from ward residents.