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Steve Dixon, a member of the Flower Mound Planning and Zoning Commission is running for Flower Mound Town Council Place 1. The three former councilmen, Joel Lindsey, Tim Trotter and Jeff Tasker have all served Flower Mound for many years and are not seeking reelection in May. Dixon will be campaigning for place 1, Joel Lindsey’s seat. “I personally appreciate their service. If these men were running for reelection again I would not be running and would be supporting their campaign efforts,” said Dixon.
Dixon has been a resident of Flower Mound since 2000 and a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission since ‘04. He is also involved in the Smart Growth Commission and is on the Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce board of directors. He has also served Flower Mound in the past as a member of the Economic Development Committee, the Mixed Use Steering Committee and Lakeside Stakeholders. Dixon has been married 18 years and is the father of two girls who attend Liberty Elementary and McKamy Middle School. “I filed to run for Town Council because I want to continue to serve Flower Mound and use the experience I have gained since 2004 to work for the good of the entire community,” said Dixon. “My wish is also to have a smooth transition between the current council and the new town council and maintain our sound policies.”
Dixon wants to see Flower Mound thrive during the economic slump and doesn’t want to miss opportunities such as Flower Mound’s Riverwalk that hold economic incentives and development. He also wants to maintain the current low taxes in Flower Mound. He said the Smart Growth Plan is a good resource to measure future or possible projects and a good tool for measuring the criteria to make sure Flower Mound is not overburdening the infrastructure “and not moving away from the quality developments we wish to see in our backyards.” In addition, he believes it is vital to have the infrastructure in place before creating the development. Some priorities Dixon wants to continue are working within the budget to keep the taxes low. Also, he wants to promote community involvement and encourage cooperation with TXDOT to complete the 2499 and FM1171 projects with as little disruption as possible. He plans to work diligently to attract high-quality businesses that provide conveniences the town expects, in order to help lower the tax burden on homeowners while protecting the character of Flower Mound and incorporating its natural resources as focal points to any projects.
His goals for Flower Mound include seeing the Riverwalk come to life. Also, Dixon wants to the see the hospital up and running along with the professional medical building. With the new hospital being built, travel time to the hospital will be cut in half. In the past, ambulances would either travel to Baylor Grapevine or Lewisville Medical. Now, Flower Mound will have its own trauma unit that will help Flower Mound residents. Two fire stations, one in Bridlewood and Lakeside, are also planned in order to improve Flower Mound response times. “These projects are not only going to help Flower Mound prosper, but will create many jobs that will help out Flower Mound economically. Flower Mound is very large, and emergency services need to be able to get to and reach the needed business or homes quicker, so that’s a major priority to see the fire stations built and accomplishing those goals,” said Dixon.