MEET SHAWNA AMBROSE

Honest, Ethical, Experienced, with 20 years of experience in Non-Profits, Unions, and the Military

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Thanks for doing your research and getting to know the candidates you're supporting. Informed voters are the bedrock of our democracy. I decided to run as I noticed that while Arvada is growing rapidly, the new homes aren't affordable for regular Arvadans. My college-aged kids and my mom who just retired live with me because they can't get a place. And, Arvada is behind $191 million dollars in deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects for our infrastructure. Yet, we keep adding homes normal people, like nurses making $120,000 a year, can't afford!

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As a leader, I am more pro-active in finding sources of funding for our infrastructure rather than let developers run the city. As a non-profit professional for 20 years, I have broad experience in policy governance, which is the actual job of being on City Council - passing policy and ensuring the city is acting in accordance to the policies. I'll use incentives to ensure we have the right type of development in Arvada, like a 55+ housing active community that will free up the single home supply in Arvada. 

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Another part of being on City Council is being a leader that represents you. I've knocked on over 7,000 doors in Arvada to talk to 10,000 people about what they love about Arvada and listen to what we need as a community. On City Council, I'll continue this outreach because I'm working for you and want to find a solution to what you need, even if the city isn't the right agency to do it. 

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If you'd like to get to know me more personally, you can watch the videos or read the blog posts below!