CHALT will weigh these factors in evaluating candidates for endorsement. Does the candidate demonstrate:
- A commitment to make steady progress toward these community goals and an understanding of their complexity;
- Ability to offer practical suggestions about how each goal can be addressed;
- The personal qualities and skills to work constructively with colleagues and community members to accomplish these goals, i.e. listening skills, respect for dissenting views, critical thinking and problem solving skills;
- Acknowledgement of the need for a vision that looks at the whole town comprehensively in order to evaluate cumulative impact.
Community Goals
- An inclusive community that provides housing, shopping, and recreation options for all income levels;
- Effective traffic and transit solutions, through long range planning, infrastructure investments and council leadership.
- Intelligent land use planning using data driven analysis and high standards for new development;
- Wise use of our tax dollars;
- A healthy natural environment with good water quality in our streams, adequate public parkland, reduced flooding, and abundant wildlife;
- Safe, healthy neighborhoods with excellent public schools.