John Seifert

Madison City Council - District 7

Top Issues

Infrastructure / Transportation Intersection expansion and pedestrians crossing with sidewalk connectivity at Gooch and Wall Triana. Infrastructure / Transportation Completion of neighborhood park revitalization. Infrastructure / Transportation More roundabouts at Balch and Gooch (out for bid 16 July and potential award by 11 Aug) with sidewalk as part of it to connect to Gooch. Infrastructure / Transportation Roundabout design and construction at southern Brownsferry Balch intersection near Greenway and Dog Park. Infrastructure / Transportation More sidewalks down Wall Triana and along Hughes; as well as closing the gap on Gillespie, connecting it from County Line to Hughes. Education Make permanent and dedicate the current half-cent sales tax to Madison City Schools. Infrastructure / Transportation Heightened rate of revitalization of Palmer park along master plan, making it second to none and one our citizens can be proud of. Infrastructure / Transportation Work with state and federal delegation/leaders, ensuring Madison receives equitable road funding. Education Continue to work across the state with community leaders and our state leaders reforming at current online sales tax recouping approximately 6M-8M (equates to 1 lane of road expansion for 1 mile). Infrastructure / Transportation Increased sidewalk projects like this to connect Gooch from County Line to Hughes, providing safer connections to schools. Economy Heavy recruitment of commercial ventures to restore Highway 72 and Madison Blvd corridors. Infrastructure / Transportation Continued expansion of Bradford Creek Greenway north to Gillespie and Brownsferry, connecting other parts of the city, and further Mill Creek Greenway north. Economy Continued investment in Town Madison, leveraging 383k to 4M return on investment over the last 5 years (Our investment in Toyota is working).

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