Our Mission

Public Safety

  • Hired three full-time and three part-time police officers.

  • Created a Civil Service Commission for public police hiring.

  • Police bike patrols during weekends.

  • Installed crosswalk beacons to make it safer and easier to cross Edgmont Avenue

  • Working toward replacing street lights with brighter LED bulbs to improve energy efficiency, save money on electricity costs, and make the streets safer.

Transparency

  • Created the Communications Committee to produce newsletters and manage social media notifications.

  • Improved the Borough website, making it easier to navigate with tons of information that was not previously available to the public

  • Council meetings are now recorded and streamed live.

  • Agendas, meeting minutes, and resolutions can now be found on the borough website.

  • Right-to-Know requests are not only responded to, the information in the response is posted on the website.

  • Meetings are now in compliance with the PA Sunshine Act by allowing for public comment before a council vote.

Affordability

  • Launched a Democratic Committee sponsored scholarship program.

  • Working to lower permit fees so Parkside families can afford to invest in their homes.

  • Utilization of the Ford Fitness Trail for fun, free family activities.

  • Team of volunteers produce the newsletters which saved $2600 in 2022.

Community

  • Borough social media has been revamped and is professional and nonpartisan.

  • Committed to recycling and continued ‘big trash’ days for residents.

  • By lowering the permit fee, ice cream trucks have begun to serve the community.

  • Expanded activities under Recreational Committee including Movie Nights, Lego day & Halloween Walk.

Civility & Respect

We encourage discourse so constituents have a voice in their government and welcome questions and comments. We believe leaders should lead by example and treat people with respect.

We are committed to keeping meetings about borough business. We will acknowledge all questions, comments, and concerns brought forth by borough residents and provide appropriate follow-up.

We are dedicated to making Parkside inclusive of all residents - just because we may disagree does not mean we have to be disagreeable.

Community Engagement & Participation

We believe elected officials should not only work for you, but also WITH you. We welcome and encourage active participation and inclusion in running our borough.

We would like to create more opportunities for residents to come together, collaborate, and build relationships, regardless of political affiliation. 

Integrity & Competence

Our candidates understand that running our town is a role of public service.

We promise to do what we say we will do, find answers to questions, and be honest when we do not have an answer. Integrity is a cornerstone of trust, and we hope that you can trust us to solve our community's problems.

Using our collective strengths and diverse expertise, we will build upon the strong foundation of our borough. 

We Are Open

We are committed to open communication and believe borough information should be easy to access.

Central to this commitment will be an easy-to-navigate website consistently updated with information on borough events, advanced notice of meeting agendas, contact information for all Parkside officials, and specific information about how and where your tax dollars are being spent.

We recognize that not all residents communicate in the same way, and acknowledge a need to provide information through multiple channels.