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Edwin E. English
From Ballotpedia
Ed English was a 2014 candidate for District 7 of the Austin, Texas City Council.
Campaign themes
2014
On his campaign website, English highlighted the following issues.[1] To read his full statements on these issues, click on the links below.
- Excerpt: "There simply is no single form of public transportation that will by itself significantly slow the increasing traffic issues Austin faces. All possible remedies need to be in the toolkit for City Council members to consider. That includes the use of and additional emphasis on road improvements, better bus service, additional rail lines, ride sharing, bike lanes, improved walkability, expanded taxi service and more. Although not forms of public transportation per se, we as a city need to encourage staggered work hours, more work from home opportunities, geographically dispersed employment opportunities, etc."
- Excerpt: "Better affordability would include but not be limited to offering a homestead exemption and reducing the funds transferred from Austin Energy to the city’s general fund using the amount reduced to delay the need for utility rate hikes. The City Council can promote a considerable expansion of housing stock, taking some of the upward pricing pressure off of existing units. Vacant land is available in the northeast corner of the district. Council could offer various limited short term incentives to builders or buyers to encourage modestly priced homes and apartments in that area."
- Excerpt: "I generally do not support the use of tax incentives to attract businesses to Austin. I cannot support the use of incentives when the only justification is that if we don’t offer them the company asking for one will go elsewhere. I would very sparingly use incentives ONLY if the prospective business can fill a currently unmet need."
- Excerpt: "Aggressive conservation measures need to be taken. These include commercial and industrial water reuse, stricter enforcement of existing usage restrictions, encouraging additional rainwater collection, along with additional discount and rebate programs. Replacing Austin’s most leaky distribution pipes, developing an Integrated Water Resource Plan and directing development away from the Edwards Aquifer are also needed steps."
- Excerpt: "Many of the public safety issues within the district are crimes of opportunity, property crimes in particular. Crimes of opportunity are usually best addressed by a more visible and present police force and public education. Police forums such as those currently conducted by APD should be continued with an added emphasis on advertising them to the public. Not enough of the district’s residents even know these forums take place. The other component is absolutely vital, that being that we bring police staffing levels up considerably. With an eye to minimizing the cost of additional staffing, I would target paying for the additional officers with monies that are currently used to pay for overtime to the maximum extent possible."
Elections
2014
- See also: Austin, Texas municipal elections, 2014.
The city of Austin held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline was August 18, 2014. Because of redistricting and term limits, there was no incumbent for District 7.[2] Candidates included Jefferson E. Boyt, Edwin E. English, Zachary R. Ingraham, James A. Paver, Leslie Pool, Pete Salazar, Jr., Darryl R. Wittle and Melissa A. Zone. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election, the top two vote-getters - Boyt and Pool - faced each other in a runoff election on December 16, 2014.[3][4] Pool was the winner.[5]
| Austin City Council, District 7, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Jeb Boyt |
16.9% | 3,299 | |
| Leslie Pool |
32.1% | 6,275 | |
| Ed English | 13.8% | 2,701 | |
| Zachary R. Ingraham | 3.1% | 612 | |
| James A. Paver | 10.8% | 2,107 | |
| Pete Salazar, Jr. | 5.9% | 1,148 | |
| Darryl R. Wittle | 2.2% | 429 | |
| Melissa A. Zone | 15.1% | 2,951 | |
| Total Votes | 14,994 | ||
| Source: Travis County Clerk - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ed English Austin District 7, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2014
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ City of Austin, "2014 Candidate List," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ Travis County Clerk, "2014 Runoff Election Results," accessed December 16, 2014
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