01 · City services
Reliable every day
Review street sweeping, road maintenance, tree trimming, snow removal, and other basic services. Residents should know where to bring concerns and when to expect answers.
Priorities for Linden
Get the basics right.
Rivas’s platform centers on responsive government, reliable city services, careful financial management, infrastructure planning, public safety, and opportunities across generations.
02 · City finances
Accountable spending
Examine spending, debt, and opportunities to reduce unnecessary costs while pursuing grants and other outside funding.
03 · Development
Growth with a plan
Ensure roads, traffic planning, utilities, and city services keep pace with development and reflect resident needs.
04 · Open government
Residents in the room
Hold regular town halls, neighborhood forums, and public feedback sessions on major decisions, ordinances, and policies.
05 · Safety
Strong neighborhoods
Strengthen public safety and address traffic flow while keeping neighborhoods and streets clean.
06 · Opportunity
Youth and seniors
Expand programs, opportunities, and support for young people and seniors across Linden.
These are concise summaries of positions described in the supplied campaign flyer and candidate interview. Detailed budgets and implementation schedules have not yet been supplied. Review source notes.
Accessible City Hall. Clear answers. Decisions shaped by residents.Summary of the responsiveness agenda described in the candidate interview
First year
Start with a full review.
The interview identifies four immediate areas: basic service delivery; city spending and debt; infrastructure capacity for development; and programs for youth and seniors alongside traffic and public-safety improvements.
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