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Supports preserving natural spaces and community views, as demonstrated by leading efforts to stop a high structure on Camelback Mountain.

Supports expanding resident involvement in Paradise Valley’s civic culture by recommending participation in Town committees, local clubs, and community networking opportunities.

Believes community involvement strengthens Paradise Valley and plans to improve outreach and awareness of council issues.

Believes in engaging with residents to ensure their voices are represented in public services. Supports community involvement in decision-making processes for libraries, parks, recreation, and community building.

Believes in engaging with residents to ensure their voices are represented in public services, and supports community involvement in decision-making processes for libraries, parks, recreation, and community building.

Supports enhancing public services to foster community engagement in Paradise Valley, including improving libraries, parks, and recreational facilities.

Believes in preserving the quality of life through community initiatives. As a member of the Paradise Valley Mountain Preserve Trust, helped rebrand the Trust, foster donations, and published a conservation children’s book benefiting the Trust.

Believes in preserving the quality of life through community initiatives, and as a member of the Paradise Valley Mountain Preserve Trust, helped rebrand the Trust, foster donations, and published a conservation children’s book benefiting the Trust.

- Supports preserving natural spaces and community views, as demonstrated by leading efforts to stop a high structure on Camelback Mountain.
- Supports expanding resident involvement in Paradise Valley’s civic culture by recommending participation in Town committees, local clubs, and community networking opportunities.
- Believes community involvement strengthens Paradise Valley and plans to improve outreach and awareness of council issues.
- Believes in engaging with residents to ensure their voices are represented in public services, and supports community involvement in decision-making processes for libraries, parks, recreation, and community building.
- Supports enhancing public services to foster community engagement in Paradise Valley, including improving libraries, parks, and recreational facilities.
- Believes in preserving the quality of life through community initiatives, and as a member of the Paradise Valley Mountain Preserve Trust, helped rebrand the Trust, foster donations, and published a conservation children’s book benefiting the Trust.

Public Services

Opposes development that destabilizes neighborhoods and degrades the town's character. Supports "reasonable development restrictions" to balance new homes with preserving mountain vistas.

Opposes development that destabilizes neighborhoods and degrades the town's character, and supports "reasonable development restrictions" to balance new homes with preserving mountain vistas.

Believes Paradise Valley has the right to regulate short-term rentals to ensure safety and address nuisance issues. Supports expanding noise regulations, conducting background checks on renters, and making emergency contact numbers publicly available.

Believes Paradise Valley has the right to regulate short-term rentals to ensure safety and address nuisance issues, and supports expanding noise regulations, conducting background checks on renters, and making emergency contact numbers publicly available.

Opposes high-density developments near low-density residential areas. As a Town resident, took out a full-page newspaper advertisement to alert residents about a proposed 5-plex party complex, leading to its withdrawal.

Opposes high-density developments near low-density residential areas.

Supports early resident input in development projects and increasing notification requirements for residents.

Supports "one-house per acre zoning," opposes commercial businesses and property taxes, and collaborates with resorts for their success.

- Opposes development that destabilizes neighborhoods and degrades the town's character, and supports "reasonable development restrictions" to balance new homes with preserving mountain vistas.
- Believes Paradise Valley has the right to regulate short-term rentals to ensure safety and address nuisance issues, and supports expanding noise regulations, conducting background checks on renters, and making emergency contact numbers publicly available.
- Opposes high-density developments near low-density residential areas.
- Supports early resident input in development projects and increasing notification requirements for residents.
- Supports "one-house per acre zoning," opposes commercial businesses and property taxes, and collaborates with resorts for their success.

Housing & Urban Development

Opposes projects that compromise the rural quality of Paradise Valley, such as paving over landscaped medians. Believes traffic mitigation plans should preserve the town's character.

Opposes projects that compromise the rural quality of Paradise Valley, such as paving over landscaped medians, and believes traffic mitigation plans should preserve the town's character.

Supports promoting bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicular safety through stakeholder collaboration and public awareness.

Supports maintaining and improving Paradise Valley's infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public transit.

Supports incorporating key safety considerations in construction to protect residents from potential damage. As a community leader, enlisted engineers, builders, architects, and residents to achieve responsible infrastructure solutions.

- Opposes projects that compromise the rural quality of Paradise Valley, such as paving over landscaped medians, and believes traffic mitigation plans should preserve the town's character.
- Supports promoting bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicular safety through stakeholder collaboration and public awareness.
- Supports maintaining and improving Paradise Valley's infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and public transit.
- Supports incorporating key safety considerations in construction to protect residents from potential damage. As a community leader, enlisted engineers, builders, architects, and residents to achieve responsible infrastructure solutions.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Believes that protecting Paradise Valley’s quality of life starts with strong public safety services. Supports robust police and criminal justice measures to maintain community safety.

Believes that protecting Paradise Valley’s quality of life starts with strong public safety services, and supports robust police and criminal justice measures to maintain community safety.

The candidate's website says, "Julie developed a construction safety checklist to reduce the risk of theft resulting from construction activity in Paradise Valley,"

Developed a "construction safety checklist to reduce the risk of theft resulting from construction activity in Paradise Valley."

Believes public safety is a top priority. Plans to focus on police, criminal justice, drugs, crime, and guns.

Believes public safety is a top priority, and plans to focus on police, criminal justice, drugs, crime, and guns.

Believes in prioritizing public safety through responsible planning and community engagement. As ACOPS Chair, led efforts to improve hillside building safety and reinvigorate the Mountain Preservation Trust.

Believes in prioritizing public safety through responsible planning and community engagement, and as ACOPS Chair, led efforts to improve hillside building safety and reinvigorate the Mountain Preservation Trust.

Supports enhancing public safety through innovative technology, community outreach, and police department support. As Mayor, created the Paradise Valley Public Safety Foundation to aid first responders.

Supports enhancing public safety through innovative technology, community outreach, and police department support, and as mayor, created the Paradise Valley Public Safety Foundation to aid first responders.

As a committee leader, developed safety plans to protect worshipers at religious institutions. Supports public safety measures to safeguard community spaces.

As a committee leader, developed safety plans to protect worshipers at religious institutions and supported public safety measures to safeguard community spaces.

- Believes that protecting Paradise Valley’s quality of life starts with strong public safety services, and supports robust police and criminal justice measures to maintain community safety.
- Developed a "construction safety checklist to reduce the risk of theft resulting from construction activity in Paradise Valley."
- Believes public safety is a top priority, and plans to focus on police, criminal justice, drugs, crime, and guns.
- Believes in prioritizing public safety through responsible planning and community engagement, and as ACOPS Chair, led efforts to improve hillside building safety and reinvigorate the Mountain Preservation Trust.
- Supports enhancing public safety through innovative technology, community outreach, and police department support, and as mayor, created the Paradise Valley Public Safety Foundation to aid first responders.
- As a committee leader, developed safety plans to protect worshipers at religious institutions and supported public safety measures to safeguard community spaces.

Public Safety

As of June 24, 2024, Julie Pace’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Supports reallocating construction sales taxes to the communities where construction occurs rather than where materials are sold.

The candidate's website says, "Led efforts to defeat Epcor rate increase of over 45%"

Led :efforts to defeat Epcor rate increase of over 45%."

- Supports reallocating construction sales taxes to the communities where construction occurs rather than where materials are sold.
- Led :efforts to defeat Epcor rate increase of over 45%."

Economy

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The candidate's website says, "Preservation of open space and our natural desert environment"

Said "preservation of open space and our natural desert environment" is a priority.

Wants to develop strong relationships with local schools, faith organizations, resorts, and neighbors.

- Said "preservation of open space and our natural desert environment" is a priority.
- Wants to develop strong relationships with local schools, faith organizations, resorts, and neighbors.

Believes in maintaining "one acre residential zoning" to manage housing development. Supports zoning regulations to control urban growth and property development.

Believes in maintaining "one acre residential zoning" to manage housing development.

Supports "short-term rental and hillside building regulations."

- Believes in maintaining "one acre residential zoning" to manage housing development.
- Supports "short-term rental and hillside building regulations."

As of June 24, 2024, Karen Liepmann’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Karen Liepmann

As of June 24, 2024, Scott Moore’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to pursue large municipal projects, including "water treatment facilities, wastewater treatment plants, [and] arterial roads..."

- Wants to pursue large municipal projects, including "water treatment facilities, wastewater treatment plants, [and] arterial roads..."

Supports police officers and first responders.

Plans to continue focusing on "public safety and the sustainability of our pension plans for our police officers..."

- Supports police officers and first responders.
- Plans to continue focusing on "public safety and the sustainability of our pension plans for our police officers..."

Plans to allow only responsible building or re-development to take place that preserves defining traits of the town.

Supports maintaining financial responsibility and a balanced budget.

Plans to continue opposing any local property taxes.

Plans to advocate for control over short-term rental properties

- Plans to allow only responsible building or re-development to take place that preserves defining traits of the town.
- Supports maintaining financial responsibility and a balanced budget.
- Plans to continue opposing any local property taxes.
- Plans to advocate for control over short-term rental properties

Scott Moore

- City council members work together with the rest of the city officials to set and implement city policies and priorities. 
- The City Council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city 
- City council members work with the mayor and the city manager to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Most city council members in Arizona are elected to four-year terms in staggered years. Elections are nonpartisan.

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