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Schubert: City debt and expenses, school and services funding, lack of cultural events.
PL: What concrete solutions do you propose to address these issues?
Office equipment is currently a $50,000 budget line item and I would change that for the next two years to by special request and approval only. We had many upgrades recently and should be fine without upgrades the next two years in my opinion.
Refinancing current debt is the biggest saving for the stability of Manassas Park and if this is not already done by the time I take office I will push forward to see what can be done with the existing rate we currently pay. I also want to go to all business and create a common media site FB/Twitter to get special events that any local businesses can use to get announcements out to the community.
Schools and Services- The first thing I would apply cost savings dollars toward would be Schools and Services. I would like to lower our tax rate but these priorities have to come first. We have a large Latino community and need to make sure the schools are equipped to handle English Second Language to be successful and strengthen our community.
We also need to look at competing with salaries with other cities and school districts, we lose good people because of a lack of cost of living increases.
Lack of cultural events- The first thing I would like is to have a Multicultural day in the Spring with Rock, Country, Latin, Hip/Hop, and other diverse music groups. I would also want food vendors in the City there to represent our many cultures.
Schubert: City Council is a job that needs skills to analyze budgets and come up with solution to make revenue and spending as balanced as possible while giving the community the highest consideration in decision making. Being an ear to hear and a voice to speak to concerns of the people must be of the highest priority.
PL: What expertise will you bring to the office?
Schubert: I have been an outspoken leader for the people of Manassas Park, I have lived here 18 years and want a higher standard of living than we have at this time. My skills are organization, creativity, and toughness. Currently I am a Career and Technical Education Instructor at Falls Church Academy and also the Workplace Readiness Skills Collaborative Team Lead. My last job at Inova Fairfax Hospital I was the Senior Pharmacy Technician Manager for four years where I managed and trained technicians.
PL: Do you feel that the average citizen is well informed and understands the workings of city government? If not, how do you intend on improving communication with your constituency?
