Environmentally Friendly Long-Term Growth
We should give the next generation the best legacy possible. The citizens of Hoover put so much pride in their homes. I believe constituents deserve long-term sustainable and environmentally friendly growth to pass down to the next generation. We deserve a beautiful city ... that doesn't smell.
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The City of Hoover should:
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Enforce regulations concerning water run off
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​Encourage native landscaping in new developments
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Provide public education about the benefits of native plants and environmentally friendly practices.
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​Revitalize and restore neglected landscapes.
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​Like many cities are already doing, bring in an environmental task force to oversee adaptations to climate change and develop best green practices.
Look into sewer off gassing and other environmental blights.
Families
Families
Hoover is consistently rated as one of the best places to raise a family. This is why more and more families are choosing to call Hoover home. While our community continues to grow, we need to make sure our families of all types and sizes feel seen and supported. We benefit from great public schools, and as Alabama embraces the Literacy Act, I want to ensure students have resources like increased screenings for specialized learning disabilities to increase literacy.
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Hoover has amazing families and while our community continues to grow, we need to make sure our families feel seen and supported.
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​Hoover can continue to do this by increasing investment in education, providing adequate resources for schools and supporting our state of the art library.
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​We must guarantee that at minimum, our schools have adequate space for the number of students in attendance.
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To ensure all students meet full potential, Hoover should increase screenings and provide resources for specialized learning disorders and neurodiversity that can include dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, autism, and audible processing disorders.
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Hoover should also make sure all kids are fed, increasing community outreach to families in need.
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We must continue to support and provide resources for first responders including the fire and police department.
Arts & Culture
Hoover has done amazing things regarding housing development, retail and sports. Having worked in the art industry for 15 years, I know how much our city would benefit both socially and economically from putting the same level of investment into showcasing the cultural diversity and creativity within the city.
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​To highlight creativity and the arts, Hoover should:
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Develop a downtown area.
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​Build a performing and visual art center.
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​Install public art.
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​Encourage arts and cultural festivals and events.
Business
Hoover has amazing businesses. However, women and minorities are drastically underrepresented in the business population. Hoover would benefit from amplifying these voices in the business community.
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Outreach and community support should be given to increase opportunities for women and minorities.
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​Creating a "downtown" feel to areas of the city like the Patton Creek shopping center would be a great way to attract small business.
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Businesses are constantly changing in the age of online consumerism. Providing resources for in-person shopping at small stores would be beneficial.
​City council should look to other cities that have successfully cultivated resources for small business,- such as Nashville, Tennessee, and Greenville, South Carolina.
This isn't just a campaign to win a seat. This is a campaign of service to the residents of Hoover. This is a campaign to start conversations and amplify conversations that need more ears. This is a campaign not for control, but for care.
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My name is Liz Lane. I'm a mom of two elementary school girls, a small business owner, and a full- time artist. I feel called to run for Hoover City Council because I want creativity to have a seat at the table. I grew up in the arts, with my mother, Lorrie Lane, a full time artist and gallery owner. I have worked in the arts for over 10ten years and know the needs of the art community well. There is no reason the great city of Hoover can not have a visual and performing arts center. We know how beneficial investments in the Hoover Met have been. Investments in the arts will benefit Hoover financially and add to our residents’ quality of life.
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I want more women to have a seat at the table. The last time a woman was elected to Hoover City Council was 2012, absent from the current appointment. Women are the backbone of this community: - We are teachers, doctors, first responders, PTO, volunteers, moms, grandmas, and aunts. We need a louder voice.
I want small businesses to have a seat at the table. Small businesses give a city its heart. Showcasing Hoover’s small businesses would be my greatest honor. I also want to help increase the number of women and minorities represented in our business community.
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I want sustainability and conservation to have a seat at the table to protect our city's great legacy. I grew up in Alabama, spending much of my childhood deep in the woods, my feet calloused from trampling over prickles and sticks and twigs barefoot. I hope my children can enjoy the full beauty of this state the same way I did.
I want families to have a seat at the table. I went to Alabama public schools and struggled through my education with dyslexia. But with much support from my parents and surrounding educators, I went on to graduate from the University of Alabama in 2011. I want all Hoover students to reach their full potential by receiving the right tools for their specific needs. That includes increased screenings and making sure all our kids are taken care off- fed, clothed, encouraged and loved. According to Hoover's own website, we are an "economic hub for central Alabama." We can afford to take care of our own.
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Sincerely,
-Liz Lane