Community and Business-Friendly Growth
We have worked hard to make Jordan the most welcoming, pro-business atmosphere in Scott County for families and businesses.
- Businesses should prepare to abide by Jordan’s rules, but those rules should be clear, forward-looking, and competitive with neighbor and “competitor” communities
- Staff and volunteer city personnel (e.g., EDA, Planning Commission) will work together to respectfully help applicants through any governmental barriers that applicants may face when seeking to invest in our community.
- Who Tells Your Story? Working together, we led our city to new standards of marketing what a special community we have built here, together. By producing media content, by saving money and our environment by switching to community solar, becoming a GreenStep City, we have met the task of serving our neighbors and taxpayers at the same time, and helping tell Jordan’s story as a welcoming, clean, values-oriented community worth investing in.
Respect for the Taxpayer
Our property taxes, water rates and other costs of living in this community are high. There’s reasons for it, but no getting around it. As Mayor I believe it is my job to drive value for every penny that you send to the city’s coffers in order to operate.
Working with the Council, we will continue to identify opportunities to re-imagine city service delivery, where possible, in order to maximize taxpayer investment.
We will work with other governmental entities such as Scott County, SCALE, Jordan Public Schools and our surrounding communities to identify potential sources of savings.
Education
Our amazing public and private schools are cornerstones of our community. The City and schools together can promote a shared vision of a welcoming community in which our kids will receive a world-class education.
Resilience
If we’ve learned anything from 2020 and what followed, it’s that carefully laid plans can quickly be rendered irrelevant. Since the pandemic, our Council and staff have worked to pursue resilience plans so that Jordan’s plans for growth are able to withstand unexpected shocks and stresses.