About Me
I am a Floridian from Polk County. I grew up in a town a third of the size of Titusville! My family owned and operated a mechanic shop. I grew up off a dirt road among cattle, orange groves, and honeybees. Natural Florida. We went camping every vacation at State Parks, spent the holidays surrounded by a very large family, and knew how to create fun out of nothing.
I left after high school to attend the University of Florida! Don't judge. I met my husband, Joe, there, where he asked me to marry him. We moved to Arizona after graduation for work, got married, and had our 2 daughters, Emma and Liliana, there. Shortly after they were born I became homesick for family. We moved to Port Saint Lucie to follow work and after 2 years, in 2016, we moved back to Titusville. I say back because my husband grew up here.
Titusville is where my daughters have grown up and where we have grown roots; making new friends, adding friends to our family, enduring the loss of some of those friends, and where relationships in our community have helped create a wonderful life for my family.
I also need to mention our fur babies- 3 dogs, 3 cats, and a chameleon.
When I told my daughters I was running for City Council they asked if I was going to put soda in the water fountains...they've been watching a lot of '80's and '90's movies. I said no, there are much bigger things to accomplish. My family has always supported whatever project, idea, or community involvement I participate in. My children have been raised understanding service for others is more important than any personal gain. In order for our lives to be better, we must care about the people, environment, and governance around us.
I am running for Seat 5 because I care about the City of Titusville, and its residents. I want to protect the voices of the people. I have had so many people support me throughout the years. It is my turn to be the person who stands up and supports them.
Working for a Better Titusville
INFRASTRUCTURE
Updating, properly maintaining, and creating new developer requirements are all areas our city should have as a high priority. The residents do! Work has been done in certain areas but the work is far from over! The first installment of Titusville's infrastructure was in 1867. We have grown exponentially since then! Updates have been made, but more needs to be done.
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Clear sharing of information from city employees to, not only the City Council, but to its citizens is expected. It is the responsibility of the City Council Members to hold city employees to the highest standards and if those standards are not met, accountability must happen. The City Council Members also have the expectations of being held accountable by the residents. Council is the voice of the people, and those voices should be heard.
SMART GROWTH AND TRAFFIC
As a Google search can define, Smart Growth is an urban planning and development approach that promotes sustainable, compact, and livable communities by integrating land use, transportation, housing, and environmental conservation. Traffic issues arise when a city has a population influx and new development without associating them to public transportation or ease of access to local amenities. By going solely on available property locations for building and not taking into consideration the other items needed for balance, the new development will cause more than just traffic problems. By focusing on the city as a whole when determining locations of new projects, we can control the future of Titusville.
