Growth and Green

"Sensible Growth - Promote development on vacant, zoned land to meet demand without overburdening infrastructure, while investing in sustainable technologies and enhancing green spaces."

In particular, on the second part of my platform goal: Why aren’t we seeing solar panels or small-scale wind turbines — the modern, unobtrusive kinds that don’t look like massive windmills — being used in our city? We have dozens, even hundreds, of rooftops and greenspaces across the community that could be producing clean energy right now, yet almost none of them are being utilized. This is supposed to be the future we’re moving toward, but instead of leading the way, we seem stuck waiting for someone else to act first. Where is the investment in green technology that so many people talk about, but never actually gets implemented? If we want to prepare for tomorrow, we should be making these practical, visible changes today — not just making promises that sound good on paper.