Sheena Paige for Newberry

"A goal without a plan is just a wish." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

My Plan

INCREASE jOB OPPORTUNITIES

If elected, I’ll work with my fellow city council members, the city manager and mayor to explore opportunities like government-business partnerships, city sponsored job fairs, job training programs, infrastructure investments and more.

Countless studies have shown the economic and social benefits when all citizens who want employment can work. I will explore every option to make this possible.

ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY

We’re in this together.

Simply put, the experts on the needs of the community are members of the community. I will make it my mission to actively and regularly engage with our community in order to determine what’s really important.

Your concerns, ideas and advice will help shape important changes to the community.

RAISE WAGES

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. The last time it was raised was in 2009. For a working adult with one or more children, earning the minimum wage would put them below the poverty level.

This is unacceptable.

As your councilwoman, I will pursue measures such as living wage ordinances, incentivizing local businesses and fighting for a higher state minimum wage.

REDUCE CRIME

Though reasons behind criminal behavior varied and complex, two major contributing factors are unemployment and poverty.

The perpetrators of crime tend to be males between the ages of eighteen and thirty; and those with criminal records.

What needs to be done: Increase job opportunities for the previously incarcerated; create programs and outlets for young people; increase wages and job prospects for the entire community.

FIGHT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF NEWBERRY.

I am committed to help making my community a safer, healthier and more prosperous place to live.