About Kent keel
“During Kent’s 10 year tenure on the University Place School District Board of Directors, he has been a strong voice for fiscal accountability and continuous improvement. He takes his role as representative of the citizens of UP to heart as a school board member.”
- University Place School Superintendent Patti Banks
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SAME VISION – DIFFERENT DECISIONS
We are losing the limited new business
openings to adjacent cities mainly because our costs are the highest. I
support structuring city fees, taxes, processes and laws to encourage
business growth in University Place during this down economy. There has been an increase in loitering,
panhandling, prowling and vagrancy. These are gateway infractions to
more serious crimes. I support the rehire of the two police
officer positions and other preventive measures before things get more
serious. Our tax dollars are collected and used by
city, county, schools and other special government agencies to
implement recreation programs, and build parks and ball fields. I
support strategies that leverage the community’s financial investment
in programs, parks and ball fields already built by our local
government agencies.
REDUCE
DEBT – Stop Borrowing & Complete Town Center:
Our debt is over $50 million. We need to stop
borrowing money and complete the Town Center. I support devising a plan
to pay down our debt versus pushing debt payments into the future.
ATTRACT BUSINESS – Make our taxes and fees
competitive:
INCREASE SAFETY – Bring back the two police officer positions:
SUPPORT RECREATION – Combine efforts of local public agencies: