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Supports green initiatives, including "encouraging residents to take advantage of the curbside recycling services that are already included with their weekly waste collection or exploring the idea of new or updated sidewalks and bike lanes."

- Supports green initiatives, including "encouraging residents to take advantage of the curbside recycling services that are already included with their weekly waste collection or exploring the idea of new or updated sidewalks and bike lanes."

Public Services

As of August 20, 2024, R. Alex Bramel did not have a website or any information online.

Housing & Urban Development

Highland Heights City Council

Supports "sidewalk repairs and improvements, ... updated street signs, re-painting of curbs, and city park improvements."

- Supports "sidewalk repairs and improvements, ... updated street signs, re-painting of curbs, and city park improvements."

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports making the part-time social worker position at the police department into a full-time position.

- Supports making the part-time social worker position at the police department into a full-time position.

Public Safety

Education

Advocates for using federal funds on city infrastructure or paying off existing debt instead of normal operating expenditures.

- Advocates for using federal funds on city infrastructure or paying off existing debt instead of normal operating expenditures.

Economy

R. Alex Bramel

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As of August 20, 2024, Deborah Ball did not have a website or any information online.

Deborah Ball

As of August 20, 2024, Gary Chinn did not have a website or any information online.

As a council member, "voted to annex NKU into the city, ... for the block grant for the Highland Village Senior Center, .. [and] for the Opportunity House, which provides affordable housing for students."

Advocates for establishing grants that help seniors and community members who cannot afford to repair their homes.

- As a council member, "voted to annex NKU into the city, ... for the block grant for the Highland Village Senior Center, .. [and] for the Opportunity House, which provides affordable housing for students."
- Advocates for establishing grants that help seniors and community members who cannot afford to repair their homes.

As a council member, helped implement shelters for the bus stops on US-27.

Supports ad-hoc committees for infrastructure and planting flowers within the city.

Supports creating designated bike lanes along US-27 from NKU North and a pedestrian bridge across US-27.

- As a council member, helped implement shelters for the bus stops on US-27.
- Supports ad-hoc committees for infrastructure and planting flowers within the city.
- Supports creating designated bike lanes along US-27 from NKU North and a pedestrian bridge across US-27.

Said, "I will never vote to raise Property Taxes in our city."

Supports bringing more businesses to the city.

- Said, "I will never vote to raise Property Taxes in our city."
- Supports bringing more businesses to the city.

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Gary Chinn

As of August 20, 2024, Jesse Hockenbury did not have a website or any information online.

Press release: HOCKENBURY ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN FOR HIGHLAND HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL

Advocates for the "mixed-use development at the entrance of Northern Kentucky University to be located at the corner of Alexandria Pike and Louie B. Nunn Drive... [It] has potential to bring tremendous growth, business opportunities, additional housing, and tax revenue."

- Advocates for the "mixed-use development at the entrance of Northern Kentucky University to be located at the corner of Alexandria Pike and Louie B. Nunn Drive... [It] has potential to bring tremendous growth, business opportunities, additional housing, and tax revenue."

Advocates for maintaining "a modern and safe infrastructure comprising sidewalks, lighting, traffic signals, crosswalks, and more to ensure the city is highly accessible by car, bike, and walking regardless of the time of day."

- Advocates for maintaining "a modern and safe infrastructure comprising sidewalks, lighting, traffic signals, crosswalks, and more to ensure the city is highly accessible by car, bike, and walking regardless of the time of day."

Said, "Fiscal management, economic development, and public safety are essential in developing an environment for growth and prosperity for the city and its residents."

- Said, "Fiscal management, economic development, and public safety are essential in developing an environment for growth and prosperity for the city and its residents."

Jesse Hockenbury

City Council

As of August 20, 2024, John Braun did not have a website or any information online.

John Braun

As of August 20, 2024, John Hoffert did not have a website or any information online.

John Hoffert

As of August 20, 2024, Patricia Hayley did not have a website or any information online.

Patricia Hayley

As a council member, passed measures for bonds allowing for the development of the new public works facility.

- As a council member, passed measures for bonds allowing for the development of the new public works facility.

As of August 20, 2024, Rene Heinrich did not have a website or any information online.

As a council member, helped hire the chief of police.

- As a council member, helped hire the chief of police.

As a council member, helped hire an economic development professional to the city.

- As a council member, helped hire an economic development professional to the city.

Rene Heinrich

- City council members make up the legislative body of the city's government and are responsible for the public's health, safety, and welfare. Its legislative duties include enacting ordinances, levying taxes, and adopting a budget. 
- The city council has the authority to investigate all activities of the city government and its employees. 
- City councils in Kentucky typically have between 6 and 12 council members. They serve two-year terms except in Louisville and Lexington where some members serve four-year terms. 
- Council members can be elected to represent a single district or the city at-large. Elections take place in even-numbered years. 