Women of Western Wake: Jennifer Robinson - Cary Magazine

Jennifer Robinson has a bachelor's degree in English and studio arts from the University of Virginia. She lives with her husband, Paul, and their four children in Cary, North Carolina.

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Jennifer is a global government strategic advisor for SAS. She previously worked as a business system analyst for Business Systems Consulting, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer, and American Management Systems.

Candidate Questionnaire: Jennifer Robinson, Cary Town Council ...

Jennifer Robinson Represents CPRC at the National Level | Central ...

Jennifer is currently a member of the Cary Town Council. She was first appointed to the Council in 1999 to fill a vacancy and has since served as the District A representative for seven consecutive terms.

Aims to create the "leanest budget and lowest taxes possible while still maintaining high-quality services and infrastructure."

- Aims to create the "leanest budget and lowest taxes possible while still maintaining high-quality services and infrastructure."

Economy

Supports preserving, improving, and expanding parks and greenways by prioritizing safe pedestrian routes, coordinating with neighboring municipalities, increasing community gathering spaces, and maintaining a budget for land purchases to protect watersheds.

- Supports preserving, improving, and expanding parks and greenways by prioritizing safe pedestrian routes, coordinating with neighboring municipalities, increasing community gathering spaces, and maintaining a budget for land purchases to protect watersheds.

Public Services

Supports the Cary Housing Plan, which includes mixed-income projects and rehabilitating existing affordable housing by offering grants to homeowners for repairs.

Supports redeveloping underutilized land to create vibrant work, shop, and living spaces while boosting revenue.

Believes the housing inventory will not meet demand, impacting affordability.

Supports higher density and taller buildings, but emphasizes the need to reevaluate environmental standards and land development ordinances accordingly.

- Supports the Cary Housing Plan, which includes mixed-income projects and rehabilitating existing affordable housing by offering grants to homeowners for repairs.
- Supports redeveloping underutilized land to create vibrant work, shop, and living spaces while boosting revenue.
- Believes the housing inventory will not meet demand, impacting affordability.
- Supports higher density and taller buildings, but emphasizes the need to reevaluate environmental standards and land development ordinances accordingly.

Housing & Urban Development

Supports investing in and maintaining core services, including "trusted police and fire protection."

- Supports investing in and maintaining core services, including "trusted police and fire protection."

Public Safety

As a council member, initiated a bike and pedestrian study for Weston Parkway to enhance safety.

Advocated for sidewalks and a cycle track on Louis Stephens to promote safe walking and biking.

Supports expanding public transit options, including more bus routes and commuter rail, to improve accessibility and encourage youth to use public transportation.

Supports refining land development ordinances to encourage environmentally friendly practices such as green rooftops, solar, and electric car charging.

Supports using new technologies to improve road performance rather than expanding road size.

Supports the development of a multi-modal transportation system.

Supports diverting waste material and planning for future waste generation as the County landfill nears capacity.

Supports working with neighboring communities to address regional issues.

- As a council member, initiated a bike and pedestrian study for Weston Parkway to enhance safety.
- Advocated for sidewalks and a cycle track on Louis Stephens to promote safe walking and biking.
- Supports expanding public transit options, including more bus routes and commuter rail, to improve accessibility and encourage youth to use public transportation.
- Supports refining land development ordinances to encourage environmentally friendly practices such as green rooftops, solar, and electric car charging.
- Supports using new technologies to improve road performance rather than expanding road size.
- Supports the development of a multi-modal transportation system.
- Supports diverting waste material and planning for future waste generation as the County landfill nears capacity.
- Supports working with neighboring communities to address regional issues.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Plans to work with non-profits to address affordability issues such as childcare, tutoring, job counseling, and food assistance.

- Plans to work with non-profits to address affordability issues such as childcare, tutoring, job counseling, and food assistance.

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Supports safe cycling and walking in Cary by introducing multi-use paths, limiting driveway cuts on collector roads, and conducting a gap analysis of the sidewalk system.

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Brittany Richards holds a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in public policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She lives in Cary, North Carolina, with her husband and their four children.

Brittany Richards (Cary Town Council Ward A, North Carolina ...

Brittany's campaign for Cary Town Council Member, Ward A is her first entry into politics. 

Said, "In a perfect world, we could have it all: low taxes and high-quality services. But in reality, we must make tradeoffs, and those decisions aren’t easy."

- Said, "In a perfect world, we could have it all: low taxes and high-quality services. But in reality, we must make tradeoffs, and those decisions aren’t easy."

Supports listening to resident feedback and being transparent about what the town can and cannot do with current resources.

Plans to prioritize maintaining current service levels and staffing by seeking innovative, budget-conscious approaches, like leveraging technology, improving efficiency, and enhancing interdepartmental coordination.

Supports protecting and preserving trees, including efforts to safeguard Cary’s large, mature “champion trees.”

Supports policies that aim to “protect and restore open space and the natural environment.

Supports the goals and strategies outlined in Cary’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan to strengthen resilience and improve long-term environmental health across the community.

- Supports listening to resident feedback and being transparent about what the town can and cannot do with current resources.
- Plans to prioritize maintaining current service levels and staffing by seeking innovative, budget-conscious approaches, like leveraging technology, improving efficiency, and enhancing interdepartmental coordination.
- Supports protecting and preserving trees, including efforts to safeguard Cary’s large, mature “champion trees.”
- Supports policies that aim to “protect and restore open space and the natural environment.
- Supports the goals and strategies outlined in Cary’s Sustainability and Climate Action Plan to strengthen resilience and improve long-term environmental health across the community.

Supports affordable housing efforts within the Town Council's scope, such as encouraging new developments to include the most generous possible number of units with rental rates that public servants, seniors, and workers earning below the median area income can afford.

Evaluates rezoning requests through the lens of meeting genuine community needs, such as diversified housing, while ensuring proposals align with the character and intended use of the area.

Prioritizes revitalizing already developed areas over building on undeveloped land whenever possible.

Encourages rezoning that considers long-term community needs.

- Supports affordable housing efforts within the Town Council's scope, such as encouraging new developments to include the most generous possible number of units with rental rates that public servants, seniors, and workers earning below the median area income can afford.
- Evaluates rezoning requests through the lens of meeting genuine community needs, such as diversified housing, while ensuring proposals align with the character and intended use of the area.
- Prioritizes revitalizing already developed areas over building on undeveloped land whenever possible.
- Encourages rezoning that considers long-term community needs.

Supports providing public safety teams with the necessary tools and training to maintain Cary's status as one of the safest towns in the country.

- Supports providing public safety teams with the necessary tools and training to maintain Cary's status as one of the safest towns in the country.

As of September 3, 2025, Brittany Richards’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Brittany Richards

As of September 3, 2025, Brittany Richards did not have a website or any information online.

Supports ensuring public safety teams have the tools and training they need to keep Cary one of the safest towns in the country.

Promises to listen to resident feedback and be transparent about what the town can and cannot do with current resources.

- Town council members serve as the governing body of the town, along with the mayor. 
- The town council members make policy decisions for the town, including creating ordinances, policies, and making agreements with other governments. 
- The town council can amend and revise town policies, as well as approve or reject the town budget. 
- The town council is also in charge of the appointment of advisory boards, commissions, task forces, committees, the town manager, and the town attorney. 
- Members of the town council are elected to staggered 4 year terms. 