Historical March 1991 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
I welcome the opportunity extended to me by The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere to share some of my views regarding the aldermanic race in the 28th Ward.
During the campaign, one question has often been asked that I would like to address directly. That question is, “Why are you running?” Quite frankly and simply, I am confident that I can do a better job for the entire Ward than the present alderman.
The 28th Ward, of which the Skinker-DeBaliviere community is an integral part, represents the residential spinal cord around which the entire city is built.
We have the best examples of what the city can do and should be, but we also have too many examples of what it should not be.
I believe that the problems need to be addressed. to stabilize the assets that we have that are good and to demonstrate by leadership and example to the rest of the city.
These problems include: 1. Creative financing to support residential home ownership rather than apartment development. 2. Street and alley way intra-structure improvements. 3. Increased police protection and more local control over allocation of police resources.
As a resident, mother, grandmother, employee and community volunteer, I have lived and worked within this community the majority of my adult life.
My familiarity with these problems are not merely academic, I have hands-on experience.
I now believe that the experiences have prepared me to offer solutions and set policy.
As importantly as addressing problems through legislation and policy, is accessibility.
I believe that an alderman has a duty to be accessible and accountable to the residents who elect her.
My service as the alderman of the 28th Ward will be marked by both accessibility and sensitivity to the needs of the entire ward.
My candidacy is an opportunity to bring ideas, inspired by those voices who have not been heard in recent years.
We have much to be proud of, but we also have much to which we can aspire.
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Janice “Jan” Trigg. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, March 1991.
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