Candidates were asked to keep responses under 75 words, answer the provided questions and avoid attacking their opponent. Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity.
Marcus Coleman
Experience:
I am a member of the library board and emergency preparedness task force.
Occupation:
health professional/business owner
Candidate Website:
https://www.vote4coleman.com/
Contact Information:
512-688-9857
What will be your top priorities if you are elected?
My top priorities will be to diversify our tax base to be more “recession-proof” by bringing in more large manufacturers. Our city needs to improve its bidding process regarding infrastructure. We need a broader traffic study as we move closer to 50,000 residents, and we need to improve walkability and eco-friendliness. Lastly, I want to upgrade our emergency management resources.
What uniquely qualifies you for this position?
I can bring my extensive background in practical relationship-building abilities, strong strategic planning skills, and passion for streamlining processes through practical guidance of organizational management. I am a member of the city’s economic development corporation, library board and emergency preparedness task force. I welcome the opportunity to serve on our City Council.
What is something you want Hutto residents to know about you?
After various careers in the private and education sector, I became forever committed to the health and wellness of both the mind and the body. I pursued an opportunity in social services that fueled my passion for impacting the health and wellness of others. I am a person of urgency who focuses on the long-term implications of a decision with the local resident and small-business owner in mind.
James Weaver
Experience:
I was a deputy director for disposition of over $20 billion in substandard assets.
Occupation:
retired Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. manager
Contact Information:
512-948-0307
What will be your top priorities if you are elected?
I want to unite the City Council to reduce friction among members and improve communication between council and the electorate. I also want to share my management oversight and crisis management skills with council. Finally, I want to increase efficiency by minimizing senseless and premature arguments; prioritizing major issues; setting time limits on presentations; and arriving prepared.
What uniquely qualifies you for this position?
What qualify me most are management oversight experience and my crisis management skills.
What is something you want Hutto residents to know about you?
I have common sense, management oversight skills, financial training and experience. I do not get ruffled easily. I sit back, collect facts, analyze and collaborate before deciding on the appropriate course of action. I focus on quality of life, managed growth, professional budgeting and community partnering.
Dana Wilcott
Experience:
I have a certification in operational leadership and school district educational leadership experience.
Occupation:
education
Candidate Website:
https://www.facebook.com/danawilcott
What will be your top priorities if you are elected?
My goals as a councilwoman are to support and grow Hutto’s downtown district; continue to develop proper infrastructure to support our growth; maintain fiscal responsibility and transparency; support our first responders in all capacities; and maintain oversight of the new developments coming into Hutto to ensure we maintain a sense of community pride and a safe place citizens are proud to call home.
What uniquely qualifies you for this position?
I have been a community advocate and educator in Hutto for over a decade and served on several boards and commissions over the years. Those include Hutto Has Heart (now the Hutto Resource Center); the Hutto ISD Strategic Planning Committee; the Hutto Chamber; and the Hutto Women’s Alliance.
What is something you want Hutto residents to know about you?
In 2016 I created the Hippo Way for Hutto ISD, which is now proudly displayed in front of City Hall and reads: “Be Respectful, Responsible, and Safe. Give it, Own It, Live It.” The Hippo Way values respect, responsibility, honesty, acceptance, friendliness, compassion, perseverance, and citizenship. I will take these character traits with me to the dais as I serve Hutto.
