Hofberger mentioned two recent experiences that motivated her to file.
PERMITTING: “We’re in the process of building out another business off of University Parkway, and it’s taken over eight weeks to get through the permitting process, which is a lot for a small business to carry.”
“You’re talking about two months of expenses you hand in your plans. There’s not really an expected timeline on when to get those back, and I feel like we can do better for our builders, people in the construction industry, and our small business owners and help them to get through that faster and at least give them an expected timeline so they know what cost they’re going to be carrying.”
EMERGENCY SERVICES: “I feel like our emergency responders need more support from our leadership. We have a 2-year-old little girl, and in November, she had a seizure, and it was 20 minutes plus before the ambulance got there. And as a parent, that’s horrifying. It was just terrifying. Thankfully, the fire department got there sooner, and they were able to sit with us and kind of walk us through things.”
“But those types of emergencies should not wait that long for emergency response. I feel like we can do a better job of giving resources to our first responders so that they can respond in the manner that we expect as the community.”
