What is your background, and what are some interesting things about you residents would like to know?
I was born in Puerto Rico to a Puerto Rican father and a mother from Iowa. My father served in the Air Force, so I lived in many places growing up including Portugal and Italy. I graduated cum laude from Brigham Young University with degrees in International Relations and Spanish. I met my husband at BYU and we have three children, with the youngest just beginning high school this year. I have served on several PTA boards, as treasurer and board member of Lakeview Academy, and I have been a library volunteer for many years. I have lived in Eagle Mountain for 9 years.
Why do you want to serve on the council?
I would like to continue serving on the council to finish the work I have begun. As a council, we have worked hard to improve the image of the city and have been largely successful. We have started an innovative business incubator program to help grow local businesses and continue our efforts to draw large high tech businesses to Eagle Mountain. Many of our transportation problems have improved. We have been able to make tight budgets work and that effort will need to continue. With the economy struggling, good budgeting practices and principles of small government become increasingly more significant. I'm fiscally conservative in both my public and private life and look forward to helping to guide the city through these difficult financial times.
What do you think you bring to the city council?
I love this city and have worked hard to see it succeed and will continue to do so whether reelected or not. I bring to the council a sound understanding of good budgeting practices and the proper role of government. I'm not afraid of hard work, I show up when and where I am supposed to, and I am responsive to the citizens. I look for input on difficult issues and remember that I am here to serve you. I am thoughtful yet decisive and use logic rather than emotion to make decisions. I work well with my fellow council members, even when we disagree. I have experience working with our neighboring communities towards common goals and have built strong relationships with council members and mayors from those communities. All of these skills make me a strong candidate for City Council.
What do you hope to see happen in Eagle Mountain?
Positive growth. In a recent city survey, a vast majority of residents said that Eagle Mountain is a great place to raise children. When the economy improves, we are poised for rapid growth. We need to make sure that growth doesn't negatively impact our quality of life. Infrastructure needs to be in place to handle the growth. The new growth needs to lead to vibrant neighborhoods that are both appealing and safe to live in. I am committed to bringing some high tech companies to Eagle Mountain. One of our greatest resources is our highly educated population. And with all this growth, I still want to see the stars at night.
Is there anything else that you would like to share with residents?
Since my term in office began, Eagle Mountain has improved in many ways. We have several new parks in both the Ranches and city center. We have a new sewer treatment plant in the south service area and several new wells were brought online. SR 73 has been widened to 2 lanes coming up the hill and soon will have 2 lanes going down as well. Pioneer Crossing was built and with the cooperation of the city of Saratoga Springs and Utah County we extended Pony Express Parkway to SR 68. We have a turn lane into Silver Lake. We installed a splash pad in Nolan's park much to the joy of the children in our city. We have established a business incubator and have made the short list of several Fortune 500 companies looking for a new home. Our public image has improved. Instead of negative news articles which poked fun at our city government, we are now respected in the community and many news articles now feature the positive things Eagle Mountain is doing. And with tough budgets and difficult financial decisions, public safety has remained our top priority. Simply put, Eagle Mountain is a better place to live than it was four years ago.
I was born in Puerto Rico to a Puerto Rican father and a mother from Iowa. My father served in the Air Force, so I lived in many places growing up including Portugal and Italy. I graduated cum laude from Brigham Young University with degrees in International Relations and Spanish. I met my husband at BYU and we have three children, with the youngest just beginning high school this year. I have served on several PTA boards, as treasurer and board member of Lakeview Academy, and I have been a library volunteer for many years. I have lived in Eagle Mountain for 9 years.
Why do you want to serve on the council?
I would like to continue serving on the council to finish the work I have begun. As a council, we have worked hard to improve the image of the city and have been largely successful. We have started an innovative business incubator program to help grow local businesses and continue our efforts to draw large high tech businesses to Eagle Mountain. Many of our transportation problems have improved. We have been able to make tight budgets work and that effort will need to continue. With the economy struggling, good budgeting practices and principles of small government become increasingly more significant. I'm fiscally conservative in both my public and private life and look forward to helping to guide the city through these difficult financial times.
What do you think you bring to the city council?
I love this city and have worked hard to see it succeed and will continue to do so whether reelected or not. I bring to the council a sound understanding of good budgeting practices and the proper role of government. I'm not afraid of hard work, I show up when and where I am supposed to, and I am responsive to the citizens. I look for input on difficult issues and remember that I am here to serve you. I am thoughtful yet decisive and use logic rather than emotion to make decisions. I work well with my fellow council members, even when we disagree. I have experience working with our neighboring communities towards common goals and have built strong relationships with council members and mayors from those communities. All of these skills make me a strong candidate for City Council.
What do you hope to see happen in Eagle Mountain?
Positive growth. In a recent city survey, a vast majority of residents said that Eagle Mountain is a great place to raise children. When the economy improves, we are poised for rapid growth. We need to make sure that growth doesn't negatively impact our quality of life. Infrastructure needs to be in place to handle the growth. The new growth needs to lead to vibrant neighborhoods that are both appealing and safe to live in. I am committed to bringing some high tech companies to Eagle Mountain. One of our greatest resources is our highly educated population. And with all this growth, I still want to see the stars at night.
Is there anything else that you would like to share with residents?
Since my term in office began, Eagle Mountain has improved in many ways. We have several new parks in both the Ranches and city center. We have a new sewer treatment plant in the south service area and several new wells were brought online. SR 73 has been widened to 2 lanes coming up the hill and soon will have 2 lanes going down as well. Pioneer Crossing was built and with the cooperation of the city of Saratoga Springs and Utah County we extended Pony Express Parkway to SR 68. We have a turn lane into Silver Lake. We installed a splash pad in Nolan's park much to the joy of the children in our city. We have established a business incubator and have made the short list of several Fortune 500 companies looking for a new home. Our public image has improved. Instead of negative news articles which poked fun at our city government, we are now respected in the community and many news articles now feature the positive things Eagle Mountain is doing. And with tough budgets and difficult financial decisions, public safety has remained our top priority. Simply put, Eagle Mountain is a better place to live than it was four years ago.
